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PAGE TWO IFhe IPlattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSJIOUTH, NEBEASKA Entered at Postofffce, Plattamouth. Neb., a second-class mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCEIPTION PEICE $2.00 A YEAB IN FIBST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living In Second foetal Zone. T2.10 per year. Beyond 600 miles. $3.00 per year. Hate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per year. All bubscriptions are payable strictly in advance. To Publish Board Proceedings as a Matter of New: Semi-Official Transcript of County Clerk's Minutes and List of Various Claims Allowed. In response to numerous requests from Journal readers in I'lattsmouth and over the county, this newspaper will, beginning with the current March meeting of the board, publish a semi-official transcript of the pro ceedings of the Cass county commis Hloners and a full report of claims al lowed at the various board meetings. Uy this, we do not mean that we will publish the full text of various reso lutions naming depository banks and euch other routine business as would cf needs be carried in the official paid proceedings of the commissioners. In stead, the taking of such action will l c summarized into short paragraphs, Ktatlng simply what was done. On the other hand, the list of ijalina allowed, which is of most in terest to taxpayers and readers gen erally will be carried in full the same ai in the official proceedings. This information will be published wholly as a matter of news and with out any remuneration therefor, being deemed of sufficient importance from that standpoint to warrant the ex pense cf setting the type and allowing upaco for same In our news columns. In Nebraska, the law provides for official publication of proceedings in but one paper, and that the lowest bidder, regardless of circulation. As a result, in muny counties th&,pj-o cccrilngH aro being published in a paper that reaches only a very limited number of readers. Every taxpayer is justifiably Inter ested in what is going on in his home county how the tax dollar is being expended and it is to satisfy this desire for such knowledge that the Journal will furnish the various re ports to Its readers without remune ration, passing the type along to the Louisville Courier after its publica tion here, so that the readers of that paper may also bo informed on these matters of Interest. In this manner a much greater coverage may be attained among Cass county newspaper subscribers. Watch Opportunity ONE of tho narrowing and le strlctlng material beliefs which would rob us of our heritage of good la tho belief in limited op portunity. In fact many people be llevo that opportunity comes but once in a Ilfcilme. and that if it is not grasped, lire for them la a failure. . .. To those- whoso sphere- of useful ness sfenid cramped and circum scribed, or whose environment appears restricted, dull, colorless, the study of the life of Joseph should prove Interesting. He bad ouie very gloomy uud restricting experiences, llowuver, lie did not entertain re centment, but in every experience made use of his opportunity to prove the power of Cod. Thus, bis spiritual thinking lifted him to become a very ITrcat statesman. The spiritual qual ities lie reflected, even when in the pit and in tlio prison, prepared him for that position of e,reat usefulness and service to which he attained in Egypt, and through which he had a wider opportunity to use his Cod filven qualities of courage, wisdom, resourcefulness, mercy, end forgive ness. Opportunity Ij ever present. The opportunity for usvful servlca and happy. Joyous living is never absent. what we need la to pray for vh.Ion, and. like Joseph, to ue our picsent clrcumstance3 as htepplngsMonrs to a higher sense of true living and ser vice. If, Instead of heating vainly against restricting clicuruMuncea or environment, we open our thought to the unfolding of mIi itual Ideas and the facts fx! real being, which alone cast out the false beliefs of restrict ing environment and luck of oppor tunity If we put ofi limited inodea of thought and let that .Mind which Is Infinite divln- I .ova govern our thinking, then we shall find Impris oning beliefs of cramped environment giving place to wider, fuller oppor tunities.' Jesus said, "I can of mine own self do nothing." and, "Tho Father that dwellcth in me, he doeth the works." He understood the spiritually scien tific relationship - which eisia be tween God and man. As the under standing of God ns Life is in some measure gained through Christian' Science, opportunities fcr a fuller life will be seen to be our inherent Inalienable right. NOT PABT OS THE BANS0M New York. A wall of secrecy and denial surrounded rumors that Lind bergn ransom money had been passed receiwy in Boston. Federal author ities here declined to comment on the discovery of a $10 and a $20 gold certificate in the bank account of the American Airlines, inc. Airline of ficials here, however, admitted that two gold certificates had been found in their deposit of Feb. 23 with the State Trust company. David E. Kersee, vice president of the bank, belittled the rumor that the notes were ransom money. Altho unable to give the serial numbers of the notes, he explained the bank's account with the federal reserve bank in Boston had been cleared on Feb. 23. No fed eral investigators had requested knowledge of the source of the bills, he said, therefore leading him to be lieve the notes could not have been part of the ransom money. ' PLAN SMALL SHELTEBBELT Scottsbluff, Neb. SpecfHcations for a miniature "ehelterbelt" proj ect for the ScottsbluiT-Mltchell high way, which would include the plant ing of 1,000 trees and almost 2,000 shrubs along the roadside, were re ceived here Thursday from the office of State Engineer Tilley. IT the contract is awarded for the project work will begin by March 18, the specifications said. Bids will bo received at Tilley's office until March 7. and will be opened soon afterwards. The highway is approx imately eleven miles long, and is pavodi The project is sponsored by the public administration; under the supervision of tho state bureau of roads and irrigation. for the first reports covering meetings of the board held during the current month, and regularly thereafter. We are indebted to County Clerk George Saylcs for providing us with a copy of the official proceedings a3 soon as practicable to get the same typed after each meeting. FOB SALE 2. ton freshly ground corn fodder, $5 per ton, our scales. J. I). Rising, Cedar Creek, Nebr., Tele. Platts. 3330. m4-2tw Another false belief which would claim lo limit opportunity is that of age. People are apt to think that when they reach what is termed ad vanced middle age their opportuni ty for usefulness are rapidly dimin ishing, and they begin to look on their life as nearly over. Moses at the age of eighty years might have thought that his opportunity for use ful work had terminated; but dur ing his forty year3 retirement which followed hia too impetuous defense of hi countrymen, he was being pre pared for hi gre-t lifework. Ho ad vanced In spiritual understanding to tho realization of God as Mind, Spirit, and at the ase of eighty his mission was unfolded to him. For forty years more he was engaged In the no light task of leading the children of Israel through tho wilderness toward tho promised land. Mary Baker Eddy says of him (Sciorce and Health with Key to tho Scriptures, p. 200), "Mos es advanced a nation to tho worship of Cod In Spirit." What an achieve ment! And of him tho Bible records that at the nse of one hundred and twenty "his ? was not dim, nor hb natural force ahaicd." When this great mission was re vealed to him, the falsa arguments of dlaldeneu and reluctance to face the responsibility presented themselves to Moaec; It was only when he relied on Cod's promise to he with him and teach him what to ray and to do that his false sense of ler.ponslbllity and diffidence was replaced by true hu mility. So he went forward In hl.i work, wherein he was given the op portunlty to use the spiritual quality of meekness and receive the revela tion of moral law. On page 24 6 of Science and Health Mrs. Eddy rays: "Except for the orror of measuring and limiting all that la good und beautiful, man would enjoy more than threescore years and ten and still maintain nit vigor, freshness, and promise. Man, governed by immortal Mind, is alwayi beautiful and grand. Each succeed ing year unfolds wisdom, beauty, and holiness." ... The grandeur and glory of 1 If c are stretching out before us in tht etfcrnlty of good. It is not opportu nity which Is lacking, for God is tin Giver. It la the ability to perceive It for which we r-.iurt pray. Oftea f?ar und cure. form a mist, but -it Tiulh clears the vision wa are en abled to see opportunity as ever at baud. The Christian science JJ on it or. Alvo News Phillip Coatman will be 27 years of age on March 0 th and is very modest ly receiving the congratulations of hi3 many friend3. Mra. Minerva Yeager departed for Lincoln late last week, where she will visit with friends and relatives for some two week3. R. P. Elliott 13 building a 20x40 chicken house of the most approved j type and will be able to care fcr a large flock of chickene. Charle3 Ayrcs has had two addition al rooms built at his farm home, that will add greatly to the comfort and convenience of the home. Mrs. Joseph Armstrong, who ha3 been ill for eo many weeks, is report ed as feeling much improved at this time, although not as yet restored to her former health. Allen Edwards, who has been at the hospital in Lincoln for some time, was able to be brought home during the past week and is now showing marked improvement. Darlene Clarke, 12-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clarke, who has been sick for some time past, is still confined to her bed and .under the care of the family physician. Mrs. Carl Rcsenow was visiting for a few days with her friend, Mrs. L. M. Scott, who since their leaving here have been making their home at Co lumbus. She returned home Thurs day. Robert Chaplin, operator for the Rock Island, who haa been visiting at the home in Kansas for a short time, returned last ThurBday to take up his work at the Rock Island sta tion. The Alvo Woman's club was meet ing last Thursday with Mrs. S. C. Hardncck, where they enjoyed a line afternoon and as well listened to a very fine program and were served! with delicious refreshments. Gus Woitzel was building a hog house cn h'3 farm and expects to give the porkers which the govern ment will allow him to raise the very best of care that they may grow Into money as rapidly a3 possible. E. L. Nelson was in Ashland last Thursday, where he went to have an even half dozen of his teelh' pulled. The molars have oeen 'giving this gentleman considerable trouble Of ' late and he thought best to have them removed. Jose Romalcls, who has been mak ing his home over the hardware store of John Elliott, Jr., moved last week to the office building of the cast ele vator. Marcus Wcssell, who has been living there during the winter, moved to his farm southwest of Nehawka a few days before. Charles F. Rosencw and Carl Rose now and wife were in Howard, Kan sas, week before last, where they at tended the funeral of the late Her man Rorcnow, who died from an at tack of pneumonia. They remained fcr the funeral and burial, which oc curred on Monday cf last week. The Alvo Garden club was enter tained by Mrs. A. B. Strcmer one evening last week and discussion was had relative to the carrying on of the club work during the coming summer 23 well as officers elected, but we were unable to secure the name3 of those chosen and will publish them later. Dr. Vestley, the Havclock physician, who conducts the Bible class in Alvo, was over la?t week and found some seventy people awaiting I1I3 arrival here. This is a nice increase in at tendance which generally runs around 40 lr Rf nnrl i.'invv flint tho rf. fort3 of Dr. Vestley arc appreciated by the people hero. Robert Wcichel, extra operator, who hrs been working nt Alvo, de parted last. Friday Icr DuBois, where he is to ccccpt a position in his line. Frank L. Edwards -who with the family, resided on tho farm of Earl Bennett during the winter, moved back to town again lant week and is occupying one of the lato George W. Curyca properties. Net Feeling the Eest Miss Delia Sutton was feeling quite poorly for sonic weeki past and one day la:;t week was taken to Omaha cy Simon Rehmcier, where she sought entrance to the University hospital, tut found the Institution filled and so va3 forced to return to Alvo without gaining admittance. Sho hopes to be able to get In there later, however. STanied Twenty-Eight Years Falling cn the sania day a3 the wedding cf Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stuart, was tho 2Sih wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Coatman, which wa3 celebrated quietly at their home, as they received tho congratulations of a number of their friends. Many Felt the Earth Tremor A good many people of this vicin ity wcro aroused by the earthquake ! that occurred last Friday morning, J PLATTS2IOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBNAL J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law Plattsmouth one of these being Dan Williams, who wa3 aroused from a sound sleep by the rattling of the windows and has tily Jumped from his bed with the in tention cf defending his home and fireside against intruders. He called out, "Who's there and what do you want?" but hia wife allayed his fears with tho statement that it must have been an earthquake, and with quiet ness reigning afterwards, they were convinced that was the case and went back to bed. The shock caused a good deal of excitement in many homes, giving these who were awakened from their slumbers some idea of the constant fear in the minds of people living in sections of the country where real earthquakes frequently oc cur. Greet irewlyweds Thursday Invitations were issued by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart for a reception to the newlywcds, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stewart and the welcoming of the bride to the social circle cf Alvo and vicinity. The event was held at the Stewart hail on Thursday evening, February 27th, with an attendance of 92, while some thirteen families who desired to attend could not get to town because of the bad roads. An extensive program had been ar ranged, the various numbers being announced by Mrs. Ganz. The pro gram was opened with a delightful song by Donald Davis, followed by a song and toe dancing number by the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John El liott. Boyd Elliott and D. Bennett were next hear4 P- a saxophone num ber and a song, which was accompan ied by Corrine Kitzel, that brought unstinted applause. Lee Copple then gave a pleasing violin number. This was followed by a period of conversa tion among the guests, together with expressions of congratulation to the bride and groom and the presenting of presents to the newlywcds, the number of which was so great as to make two auto loads. , Mrs. Caftz hacj charge of serving the suppen .-and .jyas assisted by her uau,,,"-, vjut iuu u uuhu ivuzel. A splendid repast was provid ed. The newlywcds are making their home on the farm south of town. Many vere Snowbound For tho benefit of those readers who reside at distant points and might not know it otherwise, we will say tht !t snowed in this part of the country Sunday and Sunday night, and . with a heavy .win cL, .ho snow wa3 drifted into huge drifts along the highways. Although many of the home people were aware of the snow and stayed at home, a considerable number mini mized it3 effects and ventured forth on missions of pleasure and business, only to find that they might better have put pff their trips to a more propitious time. Simon Rehmeier had a load of peo ple in Lincoln to see a show and on tho return trip they got within four or five miles of home, where they had to give up the battle and stayed all night at the home of Mr. Ericksen, an ex-champion corn picker of the nation. Otto Stuve took his daugh ter to Lincoln, in the early evening, before the snow had drifted so badly, and on his return trip became stalled i near the S. C. Hardnock home, put ting up there tor the night. Three young men from Alvo went over to Lincoln to sao a show and had to stop lor the night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Copple. These pccple particularly have a keen appreciation of the fact that it frequently snov3 in Nebraska and that modern day autos are not capable of coping with a situation such as existed Sunday night. Nor, were they alone in acquiring this bit of knowledge, for there were hundreds cf autoists stalled all over eastern Nebraska and western lewa, with the blizzard raging and the tem perature down cround zero. Alvo School Notes Tractice has begun on the T. T. A. play, "Where's Grandma," to be pro duced on Friday. March 22. A new set of scenery will be used. The scen ery i- being purchased with funds from the play and will be a gift to the school. The attendance In the local school ws.s only 30 per cent perfect Monday, February 25th. Busses were only able to make part r their routes and three failed to arrive at all." Classes were conducted In the grades all day, b;:t high school classes were dismiss ed in the the afternoon. C::pt. L. M Hauptraan has been working during the past month on membership in the Department of Omaha Holdup Loot Total Near Six Thousand Three Are Bound in Office Suite During Forty Minute Eaid by Kan and Woman. Omaha. A woman, apparently an Oriental, who earlier inquired about a loan, returned laTe Wednesday with an armed man and robbed the United Loan company, inc., of ?S00 In cash and nearly $5,000 in negotiable se curities, after she herself bound three persons to chairs and taped their eyes, mouths and hands. The robbers spent about forty min utes in the offices, said Paul Blotcky, one of the members cf the loan com pany, wHo walked in during the rob bery and was licd along with Miss Mary Whalen, manager, and William Ciinon, appraiser. As the pair left, they ripped a telephone lrom the wall and locked the three in. Miss Whalen, first to escape her shackles, attracted po lice by shouting and waving from a window. The Oriental appeared about 4 p. m. and pretended to seek a loan on a ring, but quibbled about the terms and left. She said she was from Fremont. About 5:15 p. m. zhe re turned with a man, who drew a re volver and announced: "Tais is a holdup." They forced Miss Whalen and Simon into Blotcky's office and bound the two. When Blotcky entered, h was tied up. Later tho cord about Miss Whalen's wrists wa3 loosed so she could open a cabinet in a safe which was open. Miss WhIen's plea that she didn't have the key brought a threat of death and Mis3 Whalen unlocked the cabinet which contained securities. Principals and Superintendents in the Nebraska State Teachers associa tion. He was made county member ship chairman fcr the department. Rev. R. J. McKenzie, pastor of the local Methodist church, Epoke at con vocation last Thursday morning on "Details." He called the attention of Gradc3 B to 12 to the importance of details and emphasized the traits of thoroughness and patience Ile point ed out that the way to get a thing done is "to keep at it." Miss Thelma Reynolds, fifth and sixth grade teacher, left Friday after noon for Oklahoma to att3nd the fun eral of her sister's husband. Alvo wa3 defeated by Murdock in the Class B district tournament at Eagle on Thursday evening by a score of 21 to 15 It was the closest game in the tournament up to that time and probably one cf the hardest fought. An lS-pagc issue of "The Oriole." Alvo school paper, was issued week. last What 19) Kn ffico ipxUjtc. to. &t Boom Dftoium 1 1 ' w 1 UNEMPLOYMENT CENSUS - Washington. An unemployment census to be completed In ' eight months was proposed by Senator Cos tlgan in a bill introduced carrying an appropriation of $13,250,000. The census was advocated as a guide to relief efforts. Better Weather Reporting Cuts Risks of Flying Improvement in Conditions Makes for Better Flying and Re duces Accidents. Commercial airplanes last year flew 3,400,000 miles, on the average, between accidents that were caused hv weather conditions. This was more than twice as far as in 1931 when there was an accident caused by adverse weather for every 1,600, 000 miles flown by commercial planes. This improvement in the safety of aviation is due in large measure to the well co-ordinated ef forts of the air transport companies and the government agencies con cerned with weather services, ac cording to W. R. Gregg, chief of the weather bureau. Commercial aviation is employing more men with training In meteor ology and as a result transport com panies are better able to decide when it is safe to fly and when schedules had better be abandoned. Some com panies arc now requiring their pilots to keep full records of the weather they meet on each trip and to report it promptly to the weather bureau This is proving a valuable supple ment to the airway weather service and is helping to make air transport still safer for pilots and passengers Speaking before the National Safety Council in New York City, to day, (March 5) Mr. Gregg outlined the way the weather bureau, the War, Navy, and Commerce depart ments, and the commercial airway officials co-operate to maintain an effective weather service for aviators. The weather bureau, he pointed out, provides service for all public needs. It co-operates with practically all other government organizations. In connection with 'aeronautics, how- 'ever, it co-operates most actively with the War, Navy, and Commerce de partments. The Army and the Navy, Mr. Gregg said, have had their own meteor ological units ever since the World war showed the need for trained weather men and special meteorolog ical equipment for military and naval campaigns. The personnel of these units is assigned mostly to air sta tions and to aircraft carriers. The Department of Commerce is vitally concerned with weather service be- 'cause of its responsibility under the Air Commerce Act, for the develop the New WRA HopestoDor MOIJDAY, MARCH 4, 1925. "I HAVEN'T HAD A GOLD IN FIVE YEARS" la the old days I ! to dread tho coming of Winter. I was always ShUrf eolds feUn about half alis trying to work with my body achlcg and every nerve ""-Then a friend told me about McCoy'a Cod Lirer Oil Tablet with their marreloua ntamlna A and D. I started to take them flre years ago and I Daren't had cold since that time. "McCoy'a tablet put new life In folks, build up reslBtance so anyone can laugh at cold terms. They make weak, skinny people atronf, ateady-oenred and rigorous. Tby"r wonderful!" Oet the genuine McCoy's Cod Liver OH Tablets from your drucrUt today. Don's waU money en imitation. Ask lor McCoy's. ment of safe and efficient civil air transport. Co - operation between these departments and the weather bureau, in preventing duplications and In making the facilities of each available to all, has contributed ma terially 'to safety in North American airways. Co-operation with air transport companies, Mr. Gregg continued, is a compartlvely recent development. Many companies have small meteor ological units which supplement the service of the weather bureau. Gov ernment weathermen, of course, can assume no responsibility in deciding whether flights shall be made or can celled. The air transport officials making these decisions, however, need some training Tn weather facts. With the growth of the meteorolog ical sections in the large air trans port companies, the weather bureau has been able to co-operate in the collection, use, and interpretation of weather observations. Contacts between weathermen and pilots have been particularly close, Mr. Gregg said. Records of condi tions in tho upper air brought back by the fliers are of great value to tho weather bureau for drawing an accurate picture of weather condi tion. Discussions with tho meteor ologists before deciding on a flight, in turn, lessen the hazard of flying fsr the aviator. Advertising expense yTtTCs a fai bigger dividend than any form of Investment. 8 Farm Loans Prudential Insur ance company We can loan you more money at as good a rate and terms a3 can be had! THE Pifzer Agencic 115 South Sth Street Nebr. City, Nebr. 5