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IFhe IPlattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSJIOUTH, NEBEASKA
Entered at Postofffce, Plattamouth. Neb., a second-class mail matter
MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher
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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
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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.
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THE
Pifzer Agencic
115 South Sth Street
Nebr. City, Nebr.
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