, State Historical Society vol. no. h PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1935. 110. 33 Telephone Plant Receives Rebuilding Work Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co., Undertakes One of the Largest Projects cf the Year. The local plant of the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph company is to be given a rebuilding this summer and fall that will be one of the main projects of the company in the state. It is expected that the work will be under way by June 3rd and to be completed by December 1st, states Ray Misner, local commercial manager. The rebuilding work will be in charge of Foreman T. It. DeWolf, of the Lincoln construction department and his crew of men, all of whom will make their home in this city during the repair work. The Plattsmouth exchange now serves 922 stations, of which 7C0 are local. No major repairs have been made since 1925, and much of the existing plant was in service prior to the exchange purchase in 1913. A considerable portion of the cable is of pure lead sheath, which is caus ing trouble, pole lines require re building, and forty per cent of the drops must be replaced. General re building of the plant is therefore proposed with the pole lines to be t'.sed jointly with the Iowa-Nebraska Light Power Co. The principal item3 under the proposed work consist of placing 4GG poles. 135 crossarms, 99 anchors and guys, 32,291 feet of cable, 105 ter minals, 95 spans of cable, 22 miles cf wire and 276 drops, replacing 300 drop3, trimming trees 100 hours and removing 65 9 poles, 573 crossarms, 209 guys, 3 1,2 S 5 feet cf cable, 70 terminals. 2& miles of iron- and 2,500 feet of C. S. wire. This project will place the local plant in the latest and most improved condition and will be found a great improvement in every way to the patrons and the employes of the com pany. PERU COLLEGE NOTES The annual Peru Dramatic club dinner was the occasion for announc ing the awards and the results of the election of officers by Pro. D. J. Nabors. The oncers selected for the ensuing year are: President, Jean Slinker, Peru; vice-president; Clay burn Mort, Edgar; secretary, Mil dred Speedie, Nebraska City; treas urer, Ruth Howe, Barneston. Teaching positions reported a3 ac cepted by the Teacher Placement Dureau during the past week are Margaret Shoemaker, high school at Odell; Supt. Spencer Lager, Elm wood, to same position at Burchard; Supt. It. H. Knapp, Burchard to same position at Grafton. The Training High School junior- senicr banquet was held Saturday night with the general theme of a "Voyage" carried out. The home eco nomics classes of the high school prepared the food and the ninth grade girls dressed as sailors served as waitresses. Holly Osborne of Brownville served as tcastmaster. While the present seniors were ninth graders they wrote phophesies for themselves as seniors. These had been sealed and Btored for the past four years. Reading these prophesies provided much merriment as a part of the entertainment. Eleveu teams started in the hand ball tournament, one of the several intra-mural sports sponsored by the physical education department and the four teams in the semi-finals are composed of Howard Riggs, Shubert; Delbert Miller, Peru; Raymond Moore, Nemaha; Donald Button, Fre mont; Harvey Skow, Beatrice; Har old Luttman and Robert Christian, Peru; Gerald Deubler, Johnson. A. L. HILL. EE-ELECTED AT MTJRD0CK P. T. Johnson, who has so effi ciently filled the position of superin tendent of the Murdock schools, has been re-elected to that position by the board of education. Mr. Johnson has filled this position most efficient ly and maintained the schools at a very high standard and it is a pleas ure to the patrons to know that he will again be at the head of the schools. ENJOY VISIT HERE Mrs. Georgia Creamer of south of this city, was most agreeably sur prised on Sunday when Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gerlock and family, of North Bend arrived to spend the day with her. The occasion was the birth day of Mrs. Creamer and in honor of the event, Mrs. Gerlock, a niece and her family arrived to enjoy the day and brought a fine birthday cake to present to the guest of honor. Georgia Ann Gerlock, eighteen months old, namesake of Mrs. Cream er, was present to greet her great aunt. Paving of High way No. 50 is Being Urged Committee Urges Government Aid in Paving: Through Cass and Sarpy Counties. A delegation composed of G. P. Miller of the Papillion Times, Robert Clark, cashier of the Banking House of Clark of that city with Dr. E. H. Worthman and Editor Lee Mayfleld of the Louisville Courier, were at Lincoln the past week to present to Governor Roy Cochran petitions ask ing the paving of highway No. 50, north and south through Sarpy and Cass counties, the funds to be taken from the federal funds allotted to Nebraska. In speaking of the visit the Louis ville Courier has the following: "Governor Cochran is a very busy man just now with the legislature in session and the committee was fortu nate in getting an audience with him. 'We have not yet been informed,' Haid the governor, 'as to how this fund will be used. The intention is to furnish work for the unemployed who are on the relief list and as they are principally in the larger cities it is possible that most of the work will have to be performed in or near the cities where the greater number of unemployed are located. "Having served as highway engi neer for the state for several terms. Governor Cochran recognizes the need for a north and south paved high way through the center of Cass and Sarpy counties to relieve the conges ticn of traffic on the two paved highways across the east and west part of the counties. Whether we will be able to get anything done this year is a matter of conjecture." ENJOY A FINE PARTY From Friday's Dally The American Legion Auxiliary last evening held a very enjoyable social evening at the Legion club rooms in the Eekins building, the occasion being a get togethsr of the members of the Legion and Auxiliary, their husbands and wives and those who were eligible for membership in either organization. The evening was spent in card3 and at which a great deal of interest was developed in the skill of the players. In the pinochle contests prizes were awarded to Herman Thomas, Mrs. Ed Creamer. Mrs. Otto Keck and William Wills. The bridge games showed the win ners to be Mrs. Herman Thomas, Mrs. R. M. Walling, Don Tincher and James Farnham. Prizes for pitch were awarded to Chester Birch and Mrs. Fred Herb ster. The ladies served dainty and de licious refreshments at a suitable hour to add to the pleasures of the occasion. VISIT WITH OLD FRIENDS Mrs. T. II. Kahoutek has returned from a visit at Sedalia, Missouri, with Mr. Kahoutek who has been engaged there with the Missouri Pacific In their shops, as well as with a number of old friends, former Plattsmouth residents. While there she was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brlnkman and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Slat- insky and family. Mrs. Kahoutek experienced considerable difficulty in returning home as the heavy rains had caused some damage to the tracks of the Missouri Pacific. She also reports the old friends as doing very nicely and wishing to be re membered to the old friends here. Church Group Pay: is a Tribute to Departed Memorial and Reunion Meeting of St.! Mary's Guild and Auxiliary Held The suit is filed against the Omaha at F. L. Cummins Home. Etet Iilway Co., and the Talace Auto Livery company for injuries al- The members of the St. Mary V leged to have bec-a sustained by tLe Guild and the Woman's Auxiliary of Plaintiff in the crash between the St. Luke's Episcopal church held aj ambulance in which tile was riding very interesting meeting on Thurs-iaud a street car. day afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. L. Cummins. J TjT 1ti1 - The meeting was in the nature of'0?ll EIUD IS a Memorial-Reunion. As it was thej first memorial all former members t cf both organizations who have been J called from their labors here to rest in their Celestial Home were remem-J bered. The members were: Mrs. G. C. Eetts, Rev. C. C. Betts. Mrs. II. : First fleeting Shows a Circat Deal R. Burgess. Canon II. B. Burgess,! cf Enthusiasm for the An Miss Lucile Eurgess, Mrs. J. W. Ear-! Iiual Fall Festival. Clements, Mrs. A. W. Dawson, Mrs. George Dodge, Mrs. George E. Dovey, Mrs. Frank Dunbar, Mrs. Alice Eaton. Mrs. S. M. Eaton, Mrs. W. H. ' KerolJ. Mrs. Wallace Hull, Madame' Leete, Canon Leete. Mrs. Nancy J Leist, Mrs. R. R. Livingston. Mrs. T. P. Livingston, Miss Harriet Mc- Maken, Mrs. II. C. McMaken, Mrs Eert Bennett Mann. Mrs. W. J. II. Petter, Mrs. H. H. Pratt. Mrs. D. H.ling on the way to a successful Redfern, Mrs. Abe Rupley, Mrs. J. H. Thrasher, Mrs. Frank Walters, Mrs. A. W. White. Somewhere among God's Islands, fair winds have borne them far, T- 1 . 1 J3 ... 1. . .1 I 1 An i.-linen f a a tr, To mnrni it not pine nor fret. Somewhere, beyond life's portal, they live and love us yet. The blessed bridge of memory, by which we nightly cros3. Renews for us the story - and glori fies our loss. Nor should we weep like others, whose hopeless eyes are wet. When somewhere, freed from sorrow, they live and love us yet. We know they feel, tho absent, a hand that feign would guide, And love o'er loss ascendant, reach ing beyond the tide, So when life's cares oppress us or prompt us to forget. Let this assurance bless us, they live and love us yet. The memorial was closed with prayers for the dead read by Canon Tetter. For the reunion part of the meet ing letters were read from Mrs. Car rie McMaken Scott, Sheridan, Wyo., Mtb. Agnes Thrasher KefFler, Ta coma. Wash, Mrs. George Petring, Norfolk, Nebr., Mrs. W. S. Leete, Joliet, 111., Father Jones, Muscatine, Iowa, - Rev. Walter C. Middleton, Watertown, N. Y., and Miss Jane Dunbar, Los Angeles, Calif. It was decided that the Auxiliary would again send a delegate to the Summer Church Conference to be held at Crete, Nebraska, June 17 to 24. This conference i3 open to all. Cost for the eight days Is $6.00. Any person who wishes to go may call Canon Petter. Mrs. T. B. Bates, of Kansas City, Missouri, a former member, was a very welcome guest. .Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. M. Roberts, Mrs. Maude Fricke, and Mrs. Rea F. Patterson. PASSES EXAMINATIONS The many friends of James M. Rob ertson, II, who Is now attending the Santa Rosa college at Santa Rosa, California, will be pleased to learn that he ha3 Just completed the exam inations required under the naval regulations for admission to An napolis naval academy. Mr. Robertson was designated as an alternate from the first Nebraska district to the naval academy and in the event of the failure of the first named candidate he will be eligible to take the position. It has been a great ambition of Mr. Robertson to take up naval aviation and the friends are hopeful that he may have the opportunity of realizing this desire. From Saturday's Daily: Lee Brown, one of the well known residents of the vicinity of Weeplns Water, was in the city today to look after some matters of business at the court house and calling on his iiiv-uuo uci ASKS $10,000 DAMAGES Mrs. Andrew Schmader, of Omaha, former resident here, filed a petition in the district court at Omaha Wed nesday asking the sum of $10,000 damages as the result cf an accident sustained Tuesday at. Tenth and Martha streets. Omaha. Planning for the Fall Festival While there are yet several months until the opening of the annual fall! festival and torn karuivul, the pre-j tor Herbert's "Ah Sweet Mystery of liminary plans for summer entertain-; Li--'." presented in a delightful mc-nts lor the funds of this I'un or-' manner. ganlzation are already under way. liobert Hayes, one of the well The committee whie.li is under tteuawn young musicians of the city, chairmanship of Henry G. Suennich-i heard in a violin number, "The sen. has held their first meeting cf the reason and started the- Lall 0;i ia j-t ! of tho m-Hliminarv work c: the sh'.jv. There was a great deal of enthus iasm shown by all and especially by the members who are living outside ' of the city and whose efforts have large part of tho great suc- ;cesi.s of the kern karnival One of the first features of the season will be a home talent play that will be offered and with a large array of fine amateur players in this community there is no doubt that it can be-made one of the greatest of successes. The dates for the fall festival have not as yet been definitely decided on but it Is expected will be in the early fall when the abundant crops of the county will be ready to make it truly a gala observance of the harvest. MES. EVELYN PEOEEE CLAPP Evelyn Phoebe Greenslate was born in New York state August 25, 185o, and departed this life. May 14, 1035, at the age of 7J years. 9 months. The family moved in 1856 to Iowa, from which state her father served in the civil war. She was the youngest of six children. Her fath er died at the close of the civil war. She came to this precinct to visit her brother, Silas, in 1S73. Here she met and married Chas. Dorland Clapp January 20, 1S74. There were born to this union two boys, Dorland II. the elder who died at the age of about two years, also Willard, of Elmwocd, Nebraska. She is survived by her son, Willard, his wife, and daughter, a number of relatives and a host of friends. Mrs. Clapp became a member cf the Christian church at an early age. She and her husband were instru mental in building this church. Mr. Clapp gave the let on which the church stands, and she helped to col lect funds with which to erect it. Funeral services were at the Chris tian church, last Thursday at 2 p. m. Conducted by Rev. Ernest Baker and interment in the Elmwood cemetery. FIRST JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB LN THE COUNTY ORGANIZED The first Junior Woman's club of its kind in Cass county ha3 been or ganized at Nehawka. Their first reg ular meeting was held May 22, at the home of Daleene Carper. This club was organized by Mrs. Nelson Berger, retiring president of the Nehawka Woman's club, with the able support of Mrs. Marion Tucker, retiring district president of the First district. The officers elected for the com ing year are a3 follows: President, DaLeene Carper; vice president, Martha Senf; secretary, Lucille Had iey; treasurer, LaVerna Ingwerson; sponsor, Mrs. Marion Tucker. Mrs. George Conis and children, Catherine, John and George, Jr., de - .parted - Thursday day afternoon for, Tom Phillips, Berla Helen Ault, Mary Nebraska City where they will spend ilic,e Ault. Ruth Bailey. Kathryn a few days with the relatives of Mrs.!cham john Bestor. Opal Byers, Lin- iL.onis in mat ciiv. Eighth Grade Students of School Promotion Program Held at High School Largely Attended ; Fine Program Is Presented. Wednesday afternoon the audi torium of the Plattsmcuth high I ! school was filled with a large group of the parents end friends of the young people of the eighth grade of the city schools to witness the pro motion exercises of the class. The program was well arranged and opened by the invocation by Rev. G. A. Pahl of the St. Paul's church, who al.so had the benediction of the afternoon. Kathryn Earkus was heard in a well rendered cornet sole, "Columbia" that was a fitting commencement of the afternoon ot entertainment. Maxine Nielsen gave one of the pleasing features of the day in Vic Mouawl;. given in ins usual artistic manner. Kathryn Shellenbarger gave as a eeai cneriii, 'Ma Liudy Lou," that ..us much appreciated by all of the large audience. Janet Westover, always an appre ciated artist on ar.y program, was heard iu a clarinet solo, the well known "Melody in F" Le-ing the offering. Eleanor Giles and Violet Rabb were heard in a charming vocal duet, "Winter Wonderland." The boy's glee, club of the eighth grade gave as their .contribution to the program the well known, "Long, Long Ago," with Louise Rishel serv ing as the accompanist. The girl's glee club presented as their share of the afternoon enter tainment a well given selection, "Singing Along," with Edna Mae Petersen as the pianist. John Kenneth Bestor was heard in one of his delightful readings and which reflected the greatest credit on the young man for his fine work. The awards for cit'zenoLip given by Fontenelle chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution were presented by Mrs. George B. Mann to John Bestor and Rosemary Steppat for their fine work. Mrs. Mann ave as her talk the history of Logan Fontenelle, great chief of the Omaha Indians and ia whose memory the local chapter of the D. A. R. was named in honor of his services to the whites of the early days in Ne braska. The address of the afternoon was by Mrs. E. H. Wescott, known over the state as one of the ablest lady speakers, who in her remarks pointj ed out to the young people the fact that the exercises marked a definite epoch ia their lives when they were on the threshold of the high school and the near approaching time when their school work would end and they enter into their life as men and women of the world. She urged the young people to keep a high vision of the future and to endeavor to lit themselves for the opportunities that the future might hold for them in coming years. The presentation of the certificates was made by Joseph A. Capwell, member of the board of education who congratulated the young people on the successful completion of their grade school work. There were seventy-two In the class as follows: Donald Akeson, Bill Armstrong, Anna Austin, Manford Biggs, Veda Capps, Max Chandler, Rayolen Ed- mondson, Dale Jackson, Betty Jasper, Jimmie Kozak, Bessie Landis, Mar- jorie Lancaster, Mildred Larson, John Livingston, Alfred McFarland, Maxine Nielsen, Charlotte Palmer, Jane Persinger, Erie Price, Violet Rabb, Ronald Rebal, Warren Reed, Kathryn SUellenbarger, Anna Mae Simons, Tom Solomon, Rose Mary Steppatt, Margaret Sylvester, Clara Mae Taylor. Gerture Tay lor, Maxine Thim jahn, John Tidball, Betty Vallery, Donald Wall, 'Dorothy Wall, Janet Westover, Rob- 'ert Yelick. Ira Stull, Ross Lee Filler, Barkus. Jack Barton, Donald Bur- ford Dasher, Winford Dasher, Reno Edgerton, Keith Elliott, Eleanor Giles, Stewart Gochenour, Evelyn Gooding, Donald Greer, Frances Had raba, Ernest Harold, Ruth Ann Hatt, Robert Hayes, Frank Heigl, Irene Holcomb, Bernard Jackson, Gloria Johnson, Norma Johnson, Raymond Kalasek, Roy Kaneer, August Keif, Jerry Konfrst, Eugene Lester, Edythe Lushinsky, Anna Mary McMaken, Alma Moore, Barbara Rhoden, Ella Rhoden, Warren Rhylander, Donald Rice, Minnie Smiih, Franklin Wo-mack. Death of Form er Resident at Denver Thursday Katthew Joy, Former Employe of! Burlington Paint Shop, Dies Member Local M. W. A. I'iom Saturday's Daily: The announcement was received here today by Henry F. Goos, clerk of Cass Camp No. 332, M. W. A., of the death on May 23rd at Denver, of Matthew Joy, a resident of Platts mouth for a great many years. Mr. Joy will be well remembered by the older residents of the city as he was for a number of years en gaged in the employe cf the Bur lington at the local paint shop and had many friends who will regret to learn of his death. While a resident here Mr. Joy was one of the active leaders in the Mod ern Woodmen of America camp and a member of the drill team, parti cipating in the head camp drill at Minneapolis in which the local team participated. The family left here some twenty five years ago for Denver where they have since made their home and where for several years Mr. Joy has been in the employe of the city as a painter. The funeral will be held at Den ver where the larger part of the family make their home. CARS HAVE WRECK The new Buick car of Sheriff Homer Sylvester was badly damaged Friuaj- afternoon when It was forced into a ditch just south of the Fort Crook overpass. The car was driven by Miss Avis Sylvester, daughter of the sheriff who with a number of school friends had started to drive to Omaha for a few hours. As their car was going north another car and truck also came along and in the three passing the car of the sheriff was forced over into a ditch and the fenders and left side and end were badly smashed and damaged. While the car was stopped by the accident a car following from the south crashed into the rear of the car and damaged the tire carrier and bumper. The car3 that had forced that of the sheriff into the ditch continued on their way and the numbers of the car and truck could not be secured. The damage to the car will be quite heavy, but fortunately none of the party were injured and it wa3 pos sible to have the car brought on back to this city to be repaired. IOWA PEOPLE WEDDED Krom Saturday's Dally: This morning at the court house occurred the marriage of Miss Mar guerite Puteney and Mr. Harold Jensen, both of Council Bluffs. The marriage was performed at the of fice of County Judge A. H. Duxbury, who read the marriage lines. The marriage was witnessed by Miss Anne McDaniel and Charles Puteney, the latter a brother of the bride. Bert Jamieson, genial Weeping Water auto salesman, was at the court house at the time and remarked that it was thirty-five years ago that he drove In with a horse and buggy to secure from Judge J. E. Douglass, then on the county bench, the neces sary permission to be married. i VERY HAPPY EVENT Mr. and Mrs. John Horn, who re side on the farm west of this city, i ; are reicicine over the arrival at their. ' home of a fine rine pound son and heir. ThP vcune man and the mother are doing very nicely and the occa sion has been one of the greatest Joy to John as well as to the other rela tives. This is the first son in tbe family of Mr. and Mrs. Horn. Seniors Give Final Concovation This Morning Lois Giles, Class President, Presides and an Excellent Program Is Presented. From Friday's Dally With their final convocation pro gram this morning, the class of 1935 made its la3t appearance in Platts mouth high school with exception of the graduation exercises this even ing. The program was ably prepared and presented and gave the audience of students and parents a fine list of talent. Lois Giles, class president. j introduced the members and present ed first Billy Reddy, talented young pianist who was heard in two num bers. This was followed by a finely executed tap dance number by an other of our splendid Juvenile per formers, little Mibs Irene Lahoda. The class will was read by Frederick Fricke and portrayed the last will and testament of the graduates. Jane Boedeker who has been outstanding in the music department was pre sented in a piano solo. Jane will be greatly missed next year. A group of Senior boys who have been members of tho glee clubs sang two numbers and the Senior girls sextette was heard in their final ap pearance. This latter group is com posed of five members of the regular school sextette which has been one of the most popular school music organizations. The girls are: Jane Bcedeker, Alice Wile3, Lois Meade, Mildred Cacy, Velnia Edwards and Virginia Trively. Mildred Knofllcek. state winner In violin, was, as al ways, a popular number on the pro gram. The class prophecy was very c1t erly rvad by Grace Welch and afford ed great amusement to the aucienc as th3 possible future of many of the Seniors was revealed. Tho class poem "Farewell to P. II. S." written by Joseph Loveless, was read by Carl Hula. As tokens of appreciation for their services as sponsors. MIsa Beighley was presented with a gift by the Seniors and Mr. Alvord and Mr. Reed er received gifts from the Juniors. At the conclusion of the program, a newspaper, "The Keyhold," pre pared as a project in Mr. Alvord' journalism class, was distributed to the group. It was a well prepared review of the year's activities and will be a ne mouiento of 1934-35. WRECKS CITY JAIL From Saturday's Dally: The city jail this morning re sembled one of the shell torn dwell ings in the war zone of France as the result of the destructive action of Clyde Thomas, who was held there last evening. Thomas was arrested late in the afternoon by Chief of Po lice Joe Libershal on the charge of being intoxicated and placed in the city jail for safe keeping until some action could be taken in his case. Later in the night he started a gen eral warfare on tho interior of the Jail, securing a section of a 2x4 pro ceeded to wreck the window gloss of the jail and which will coat tbe city a considerable sum to leplaee. II also ripped one of the mattreesea that are used on the jail cots. Tho prisoner was then taken to the coun ty jail and confined and subdued by Sheriff Sylvester from his warlike mood. PURCHASE SERVICE STATION The servico station that has been operated at the O. K. Cargo on J Washington avenue by Robert Hart ford, has been disposed of to Earl Koebcl and Harold" Lillle. The new owners are now in charge of tho station and on the Job to look after the service to their patrons In their courteous and accommodating manner. They will continue to handle the Standard Oil products at the station as in the past. The young men ere well known to a large circle of friends and should : m. a m nave a very excellent patronage 01 eneir piace 01 Dusineba. Mrs. Edna D. Shannon, of Weep ing Water, was In the city Friday to ontnv a vfnlt with th manv friends 1 for a short time.