THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1935.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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The U. S. S. Macon, giant navy dirigible and sister ship to the ill-fated Akron, which sank into the ocean off Barnegat, N. J., in 1933, met
with disaster off the coast of California yesterday, but at latest report s all but a very few of its crew are accounted for as safe, in direct con
trast to the heavy loss of life when the Akron went down. Under command of Lieutenant Commander H. V. Wiley (inset), the Macon car
ried a crew of 79 men. Battleships rushed to the rescue promptly and lifeboats were lowered to 'pick up the members of the Macon's crew.
Elmwocd
News
Ilnry Reicke of Teiv.-ecn Alvo and
South Bend, was looking after some
business matters in Elimvood last
Tuesday afternoon.
Carl SclilaphofT from near Manley
was locking aiicr seme business mat
ters in Elmwood last v.eek and also
visiting with his many friends.
Ceorpe Eidcumiller v.-as called to
rUutsmouth on Friday of this week
vhere he is to have some business
mailers to look after at the court
l.o use.
Aoeit YVeklul was attending the
annual
Farmers Oil
Ir. Wekhel
organization
meeting of
the Elmwood
company last Tuesday,
bing a member of the
Clifford Preston was
being concluded they proceeded to
elect officers for the coming year.
After having selected the board of
directors they left it to them to name
the officers and as well hire the peo
ple to conduct the affairs of the com
pany. One of the principal things
the meeting did was to declare a
seven percent dividend on the stock
of the company and also eight per
cent dividend on the amount of busi
ness which each member of the com
pany had with the company. It looks
lilce real prosperity and not just
around the corner.
last Tuesday afternoon, taking his
mother over, as she was desirous of
visiting with other relatives there
for i short time.
Herman Kupke who resides east
of Murdotk. was 1 joking alter some
business matters in Elmwood Tiies-!
day and also attending the meeting;
of the Farmers Oil company.
It is advertised that a State Uni
versity band will give a concert in
Elmwood on March Crd, and to which
the people of Elmwood are looking
forward with much pleasure.
Herman F. Schwcppe of between
Mur-iock and Manley was a visitor in
Elmwood last Tuesday afternoon. He
reports the daughter getting along
nicely and that his mother is feeling
very well.
The American Exchange bank was
observing the holiday occasioned by
the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln
Tuesday. As the bank was closed
Ur. Cobb was looking after some
matters in Eincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nickel who
reside between Alvo and Murdock.
were looking after some matters in
Elmwood last Tuesday. Mrs. Nickel
was visiting with friends and Mr.
Nicnel attending the meeting of the
Elmwood Farmers Oil company of
w hich he is a member.
Has the Chicken Pox.
Little Martha Schweppe, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman F. Schweppe
has been kept to the home and bed
for some days on account of an at
tack of chicken pox, but is getting
over to uioe along verv nicely witu tne niaiaay at
this time.
church work had better keep this
gathering and the date in mind.
Will Give Pageant.
The members of the missionary so
ciety of the Methodist church of
Elmwood and the young peoples class,
the Queen Esthers and the King Her
alds will join in offering a beautiful
pageant, "America the Beautiful."
Nothing could be selected as more
appropriate than some scene depict
ing our native land.
The Coming Sunday.
At the Methodist church the com
ing Sunday night there will be giv
en by the Rev. Sala of the Bryan
Memorial hospital at Lincoln, an il
lustrated lecture, which will be free
to the public.
Remainder
of Public Land
Taken from Use
Some Acres of Nebraska Is Affected
by New Order of Presi
dent Eoosevelt.
APPEAL CAMP DISCHARGE
Very 111 at His Home.
Wn. Stubendick, living . several
miles southeast of Elmwood and di-
ree tiv v. est of .-wcca has been in a
very serious condition on account of
a critical case of pneumonia which
he has contracted. Every care is be
ing given to restore his former good
health, in the way of nursing and
medical care. Kis many friends are
hoping that he may soon be on the
highway to complete recovery.
WANTED Wells to drill,
faction guaranteed. L. V.
Elmwood, Nebr. jl-
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Davis, 4 t-Tp
Interested in CCC Camp.
Elmwood, like all the towns in the
county has shown herself greatly in
terested in the project of the pro
posed CCC camp which is to be lo
cated in Cass county and were attend
ing the meeting held at Weeping Wa
ter last Monday, to discuss the proj
ect. There were two government
men present to explain tne require
ments for the camp and its purpose.
Delegates were present from a num
ber of towns in the county. Willard
Clapp and Dr. C. M. Totman attended.
A Prosperous Enterprise.
The Elmwood Farmers 0:1 com
pany held their annual meeting last
Tuesday afternoon at the G. A. R.
hall, where they received reports and
looked after what business might be
brought before the meeting. This
Marshall, one for
cs and the other for
result of an automo-
filed Tuesday in
WHAT WOULD YOU
DO IN THIS CASE
"Two suits against Madtlyn Mar
shall and Henry
$10,O0u.0O dama
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bile collision, were
District Court."
Etate Journal.
1M3UKE WITH
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Plattsmonth State Bank Bid?.
Sth and Main Street
Attended Firemen's Ball.
Many of the people of Elmwood
were in attendance at the Firemen's
ball which was staged at Otoe. The
firemen especially of the surrounding
towns were there and enjoyed the
event, and sure had a good time. Mr
and Mrs. Herman Fenterman were
enjoying the festivities, as they for
merly resided there.
Conferred the First Degree.
The members of the I. O. O. F. with
the degree staff of the Elmwood lodge
No. ICO, were over to Nehawka last
Monday evening where they met with
the Nehawka lodge and as there was
work in the first degree, the Elm
wood team very graciously offered to
put on the degree work. The degree
was conferred on George Deickmann.
Following the regular meeting the
Nehawka lodge served a banquet.
Eig Wolf Hunt Saturday.
The territory embraced between
Murdock, Alvo and Weeping Water,
are determined to get rid of the
wolves which have become a menace
to their flocks of chicks, little pigs
and all that the farmer had on the
farm in the shape of small animals,
and in order to get rid of this menace
there is to be a wolf hunt Saturday.
It is sponsored by the Elmwood,
Alvo. Murdock and Weeping Water
fire departments. This will take in C
miles square, beginning at Elmwood,
which will be the southwest corner,
running north 6 miles, then east past
Murdock on north side of town, then
6 miles east to 1 mile west of Man-
ley, then C miles south to Mike Slat-
tery'.s on the Weeping Water and
Elmwood gravel road, then 6 miles
west to Elmwood. Center of round
up will be at Guy Lake's corner, 1
mile east of Wabash. Elmwood, Alvo
and vicinity will furnish men for
south and west lines; Murdock for
north line and Weeping Water for
east line. The east line. Weeping
Water, will meet at John Standers,
V2 mile east of Manley and Keckler
Oil Station, Weeping Water. Each
town will furnish transportation for
men not otherwise provided for.
Trucks, etc., will leave each town at
9:30 and all must be on the line at
10:00 o'clock sharp, as all fire sirens
will blow one whistle at that time
to start. Everyone living near or in
this territory is urged to join in this
round-up. All coyotes and rabbits
killed will be disposed of at the cen
ter of the round-up.
FTLIPnJOS TO DROP PLAIT
Hethodists to Hold Meet.
The Methodist churches of Eagle,
Alvo and Elmwocd are to have a joint
meeting at the parlors of the Elm
wood Methodist church on March 4th
which will be known as "Family
Gathering." Some special exercises
will be had and a general good time
is expected. E. Dow Bishof of Ohio,
an outstanding orator and minister
of the Methodist church will be the
principal speaker. All interested in
Davao, P. I. A plan under which
the Philippine government would
purchase extensive Japanese land
holdings in this province in the same
manner as it bought estate of Span
ish Iriars twenty-five years ago, was
believed to have been virtually aban
doned. Eulogio Rodriguez, secretary of
agriculture and commerce, completed
a survey of lands in question and in
dicated belief that the plan was im
practicable. It was understood a
stricter policy in the granting of
new leases on agricultural and tim
ber lands would be recommended.
Rodriguez recently estimated Japan
ese own or lease more- than 100,000
acres of land in Davao province, ex
clusive of timber concessions.
Washington. In preparation for
a nationwide conservation program,
President Roosevelt withdrew all re
maining public land from use. His
order, completing that of last No
vember, affects about 1,200,000 acres,
and puts the final touch on with
drawal from settlement, location,
sale or entry of the entire 16u,C95,
000 acres of public domain.
The November order was to make
possible segregation of 80,000,000
acre3 as permanent livestock graz
ing areas under the Taylor act.
The president said Saturday's
withdrawal, applicable to 12 states,
was "pending determination of the
most useful purposes to which they
may be put in furtherance of the
land program and conservation and
development of natural resources."
He added that this land, not suit
ed to profitable growing of crops, was
destined for the conservation and de
velopment of forests, soil, and other
natural resources, the creation of
grazing districts, and the establish
ment of game preserves and bird
refuges.
Altho the interior department has
not yet made final selection of the
80,000,000 acres of grazing land,
Chairman DeRoun (d.. La.) of the
house public lands committee has in
troduced a bill to extend it to the
remaining areas suitable for live
stock. Little of the land withdrawn Sat
urday was grazing acreage, and of
ficials said much of it would be used
for forest and game preserves. A leg
islative program to end further home
steading and set up permanent uses
for the acreage was authoritatively
reported to have been drafted and
is to be submitted to congress soon.
A ban on further homesteading
was one of the urgent recommenda
tions of the national resources board.
headed by Secretary Ickes, along with
withdrawal from cultivation of 75,
000,000 acres of unproductive farm
land.
The federal relief administration
land purchase division plans to com
plete the purchase of 7,000,000 acres
by July. Officials explained the pro
hibition of further settlement con
formed to the board's remark that it
was useless to buy up sub marginal
land with one hand while settlement
of additional sub marginal acreage
was permitted by the other.
Washington, w ith 692,751 acres of
unsettled public land, was more af
fected by Saturday's order than any
other of the twelve states. Public
land in the others named included:
Nebraska, 20,225.
Omaha. The case of two youths
dishonorably discharged from the
CCC camp at Fort Crook has been
appealed to the commanding officer
of the Seventh corps army area, and
a re-investigation is under way. The
appeal was made by Paul Lange, 23,
of Omaha, a member of the corps at
Fort Crook, as counsel for the two
discharged the youths. The two dis
charged youths were accused, Lange
said, of theft of a bicycle. They were
exonerated, he said, of spiriting it
out of a Fort Crook garage, but were
then blamed for taking it from the
Fort Crook airfield, where they dis
covered it.
Organize 4-H
Club Committee
for Cass County
Sleeting at Weeping Waier Prepares
Plans for the Organization of
Enlarged Activities.
An enthusiastic group of 22 in
terested co-operators attended a
meeting Friday afternoon at Weep
ing Water, called by the extension
agents for the purpose of organising
a county 4-H club committee. The
purpose of the organization is to ren
der the agents the assistance of its
members in organizing, carrying on
the activities and completing the re
quirements of boys and girls 4-H
clubs.
Mr. L. I. Frisbie, state 4-H club
leader, was present for the meeting
and led the discussion relative to the j
purpose of the organization, etc. An j
executive committee composed of i
Mrs. Ray Norris, Weeping Water; j
Harold Nickle, Alvo, and D. W.
Wainscott, agricultural agent, was
elected.
Members of the organization and
the precinct which they represent
are as follows:
Mrs. Ray Norris and Clarence Nor
ris, Weeping Water, Avoca precinct;
Miss Evelyn Wolph, Mrs. Nelson Der-
ger and Oren Pollard, Nehawka pre
cinct: Miss Ruth Warden and Mrs.
R. T-Z. Foster, Union, Liberty pre
cinct; Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Topliff,
Murray, Rock Bluffs precinct; Reuel
Sack, Mynard, Plattsmouth precinct;
John B. Kaffenberger, Plattsmouth,
Mrs. Lloyd Schneider, Cedar Creek,
Eight Mile Grove precinct; Oscar
Domingo, Weeping Water. Weeping
Water precinct; R. J. Miller, Mrs.
G. R. Eveland, Elmwood, Stove Creek
precinct; Mrs. Elmer Frohlich, Floyd
Althouse, Eagle, Tipton precinct;
Harold Nickle, Mrs. P'rank Taylor,
Alvo, Greenwood precinct; Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bricker, Greenwood, Salt
Creek precinct; Herbert Stander,
Louisville. Louisville precinct; John
Schlaphoff. Wabash and Mrs. Oscar
Dowler, Manley, Center precinct;
Mrs. R. A. Kuehn, Murdock and Leo
R. Rikli, Murdock, Elmwood pre
cinct. With their own experience in 4-H
work behind them and with the in
formation given at the organization
meeting, the members of the county
committee will endeavor to interest
boys and girls of their community
in club work and to acquaint the
YOU'LL BE INTERESTED
TAKE A LOOK AT IT !
WESCOTT'S
Since 1S79
parents and friends with the purpose
and value cf tmeh work. They un
derstand the place of 4-11 club v.o:k
in the extension program, the re
quirements and gjuls,
ize a club, the reports
what is expec ted of a 4-II club ;
er as well as parents of dub n
hers. They are ready to asi.-t
group of boys or girls bt.tv.cen
ages of ten and twenty ye ar-, in
ganizing for 4-11 club work. If
terested in organizing a Ius ni ;
community, get in touch with
lin'.v to oi f'W.:
re'juirt J. aiic
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your
precinct representative or the exten
sion agents.
TO CLEAN CC0KS0N HILLS
c n
tr.e
Oklahoma City. The Co,k
hills, bandit rendezvous since-
days of Belle Starr, tiain robbing
outlaw ueen cf the seventies, are t
be depopulated by the federal gov
ernment and transformed into a game
refute. Formal approval of th proj
ect was announced by E. C. Jeffrey,
managing director of the Oklahoma
Icurl Rehabilitation corporation.
Thru the years since the Civil wit,
the trackless fastness has harbor-, d
such bad men as Al Jennings, Jef e
James, who v, as gunned to death by
his own men; Wilbur Fr.de: hill, v i.'-i
was slain near Shawnee. Okl.. u:.d
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a kil!-. r
who was shot down last fall ncur
East Liverpool, O.
Frequent raids into the hills were
almost consistently without result.
Officers complained the residents l e
sented official invasion and shelter
ed the criminal element.
Journal ads briny you news of
timely bargains. Read them I
'WITH THIS ' aSv.-X
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Havana. The state department
instructed the Cuban minister in
Paris, Rene Morales, to ask the
French government for the extradi
tion of former President Macnado on
charges of murder.
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trie muddy, icy, slippery roads this winter. Built
especially for these driving conditionsto eliminate
the necessity of chains. " T
Look at these advantages:
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snow, sand and gumbo.
2 Tread is self-cleaning.
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smoothly on hard surface roads.
4. Easy to steer.
5. This thick, powerful, long-wearing tread is
built on a body of high stretch Gum-Dipped cords,
giving maximum protection against blowouts.
Equip your car today prices are low we
have a Firestone Mud and Snow type for most
popular size cars.
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Listen to the ,
Voiccoj Fircstont jcaturing i
Richard Crocks, Gladys
Suarthout or Nelson Eddy,
every Monday tiicht oter
K. B. C. WEAF Sctwork
...A Five Star Program.
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