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MONDAY, NOV. 13, 1935. PAGE TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL r the jPlattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, XEBEASKA Entered at Fostoff ice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-clas mall matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PBICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal to;rAlfZ& 600 miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Ca"d.fanJt $3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly m adTance. Alvo News W. C. Timblin and Harold spent Thursday afternoon in Weeping Wat- Miss Gladys Keller, who is work ins in Lincoln, spent Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dinges at tended the Armistice Day program in Lincoln Monday. Mr. end Mrs. Leaver and Mrs. Charles Ayres epent Tuesday after noon shopping- in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes, of! Concordia, Kansas, came Saturday to visit a few days with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rehmeier, Fred and Frank, spent Sunday afternoon in Lincoln., W. C. Timblin called on Ben Ap rleniaa Saturday afternoon. Mr. Ap pleman has been ill for several weeks, Luf his condition is much improved. Mrs. Carl Christensen has return ed from Aurora, where she spent about three weeks with her sister while convalescing from an opera tion. A number from Alvo attended the home coming day at the University of Nebraska last Saturday and saw the Cornhusker3 take the Big Six title by defeating' the Kansas Jayhawks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Plymale are the proud parents of a baby daugh ter born to them Monday, November 11, at the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln. Mother and daughter are reported doing very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Winters and children, Mrs. George Colvin and Mr. Peterson, all of Omaha, spent Thurs day at the If. M. Wyatt home. Lit tle Patty Lou Winters remained to spend a few days with her grandpar ents. Atentded Soil Conservation Meeting Elmer Bennett, Earl Fairfield and Turner McKinnon , attended the Cass Otoe county meeting at Philpot hall in Weeping Water last Tuesday, at which problems of soil erosion and conservation of the land were discuss ed. The government has located a CCC camp in Cass county with men available to do work in this line on the various farms where materials are provided by the land owners. The meeting included a trip to the camp and also a tour of inspection of some- work of this type now under con struction, j Card of Thanks We want to thank all who so kind ly helped us during the recent loss of our home. The thought! ulneas which prompted your assistance is 'deeply appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson and Family. Mothers and Daughters Council The Mothers and Daughters coun cil met at the home of Mrs. L. M Ilauptman on Thursday afternoon. November 14. A large crowd attend ed and a very pleasant afternoon waa enjoyed by all present. A delicious lunch wa3 provided by the hostess. Honor Relatives at Dinner A dinner in henor of Mr. and Mrs Frank Hushes and children, of Kan sas, was held at the Joe Bird home Sunday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Taylor and children, Mr. and Mrs. Fete Friend, Mr. and Mrs. William Kitzel end George, Mr. and Mrs. Art Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bird and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes and children. Observe American Education Week The Alvo schools observed Amer lean Education week, November 11 to November 17, inclusive. Many spec ial features were presented during the week in keeping with the occa sion. The Sunday morning church hour, November 17, was given over to the school children. A talk was given by Rev. R. J. McKenzie on "Education and the Good Life." When you are planning for the decorations for the Thanksgiving holiday party or dinner call at the Bates Book & Stationery store where many attractive features avait your inspection. KING K0RN FEED (By the Kourt Jester) HEAR YE. HEAR YE! All BUb- jects of the realm. Ye Thursday next, ye subjects of KING KORN. Harrison I, will put on ye feedbag at ye Hall of Legion naires. Eecause no more than 200 of ye multitude can be accommodated, only this number of tickets has been print ed and they are now In the hands of ye kommittee as follows: Sir Ralph Anderson, Baron of the BREX. Sir Ray MIsner, Duke of the Trans Mitter. Sir Frank Bestor, Lord High Keep er of the Kash. Sir Fred Busch, Count of Trous seau. Sir "Mac" McKissick, Earl of Free State of K. W. Sir Clement Woster, Duke of Flor sheim. Sir John Cloidt, Lord of Gasaoil. Sir Howard Davis, Duke of Glad stone. Sir Emil Wurl, Prince of Provi sions. In case that some of ye above nobles do not call on thee, procure four bits in koin of the realm and make thee a purchase from them, as ye sellout is predicted, and ye S. R. O. sign Is be ing dusted off. Prince Charles of Barnard has hi3 crusaders out amongst ye barons of the south, west and north of our citadel and they will undoubtedly take ye citadel by storm. Prince Charlie was some little put out be cause he could not obtain more tick ets, in fact. Sir Emil of Weyrich, Keeper of the Royal Kameras, will show to all ye nobles present, pictures In motion of ye great Karnival. These will dis close the various jousts, feats of valour and displays entered into by ye large throngs gathered to witness ye big show and festival. Ye Legion Ladies-In-Waiting have submitted a menu that would make even the Knights of the Oblong Table throw down their swords and buck lers and ye Kommittee in general thinks this forthcoming event will be worth your while. ENJOY AUTO SHOW Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Vallery were at Omaha Wednesday night where they attended the auto show and had the pleasure of viewing the many new 193G models that have made the show one of the most interesting In many years. Mr. Vallery states that the crowds have been the largest In years and the greatest of interest is shown in the various makes of cars and the many new Improvements that are making the coming year's cars the very last word in comfort and speed. TRAFFIC IS HEAVY Friday was an unusually heavy day for traffic in the late afternoon and much congestion was in evidence on Sixth street and also on the upper portion of Main street in the business section of the city. One of the great difficulties that seems to be is that of the habit of trucks stopping in the highway with parking on both sidea of the street, making it very difficult for the usual flow or traffic to pro ceed. UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY Harold Albert, one of the well known young men of this city, Fri day underwent an appendectomy at the Nicholas Senn hospital at Om aha. Mr. Albert came through the operation in excellent shape and at last reports was showing the most favorable reaction. It is hoped that ho may soon be able to return home and to resume his usual activities. 2J0TICE .Three Spotted Poland Boars out of prize winning blood. See Leonard Keim, one mile south of Walton. When stark disas ter comes to a com Jmunity this great est of all humani tarian agencies is first on the job. It is worthy of your support as a $1 per year member. fOIH Fine Record of Closing Up Bank Receiverships Col. Phil L. Hall of Greenwood Most Successful in Securing Good Re sults for Depositors. The Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D. C. has authorized the payment of a second (final) and In terest dividend to the depositors who have proven claims against the Cen tral City National bank, Central City, Nebraska. This dividend consists of the 5 percent still due on proven claims, and interest thereon computed from date of suspension March 4, 1933 to October 31, 1935, the date of the payment of the final dividend. Central City National Bank sus pend March 4, 1933; placed in re ceivership November 1, 1933; 95 per cent dividend paid June 12, 1934; 5 percent and interest to be paid No vember 18. 1935; Total dividends paid 100 and interest $175,661. 31. This bank as well as those below were handled by Col. Phil L. Hall ? Greenwood, as receiver. Additional disbursements made to depositors under the supervision of the comptroller of the currency, since 1933, are a3 follows: The National Bank of Ashland, Ne braska (insolvent). Suspended Mar. 4, 1933; Placed In receivership July 16. 1934; First dividend 70 paid while restricted; second (final) divi dend 30 paid September 11, 1935; Total dividends paid 100 $179,- 969.41. The First National Bank, Adam3, Nebraska (Insolvent). Suspended March 4, 1933; placed in receiver ship September 12, 1933; dividends paid of S2 amounting to $106, 138. 2S. FRANK C. METTEER Frank C. Metteer, 65, of 116 North E street. Lake Worth. Florida, died Saturday afternoon, November 9, at 5:20 o'clock at Good Samaritan hos pital in West Palm Beach. Mr. Meteer came to Florida from Nebraska 13 years ago. He was a member of the First christian church in Nebraska and of the Painters Lo cal in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife; Mrs. Ethel M. Meteer and a step-son, Carl E. McEwcn of Columbus, Ohio. Funeral services for Mr. Metteer were held on Tuesday afternoon, No vember 12 at the Smith funeral home chapel at 2 o'clock. The Rev. J. A. Holtsclaw, pastor of the Free Meth odist church officiated. Burial was in the Woodlawn cemetery in West Palm Beach. Pallbearers were Harry Reid, Tom Stearns, Nevin Switzer, George Marcotte, Sam Reid and Dwight A. Propst. OESERVE "EDUCATION WEEK" The Education Week as observed by the schools was very successful in every respect. In the kindergarten Thursday morning every parent who has a child in this room visited the class and saw the children at their work. The mothers were very much Interested in the work of the kinder garten and felt that the activities there are highly beneficial in prepar ing the child for his later school ac tivities. At central building the upper grades were open for inspection in the afternoon. A large number of parents visited the classes in spite of the inclemency of the weather. The high school carried on their usual Education Week program with speakers throughout the classes and assembly programs. Visiting day In the ward schools will be arranged by the principals of these schools. TAKES PART IN 70TH ANNIVERSARY AT FREMONT Canon Petter 'said grace' at the luncheon and evening banquet cele brating the 70th anniversary of St. James' Episcopal church, Fremont, yesterday. He also gave a short ad dress. Many guests were present in cluding a former rector who is now Bishop Harry T. Moore of Dallas, Texas. Dr. Clayton and Robert D. Neely of Omaha addressed the even ing dinner meeting. The road condi tions between Omaha being of the very worst on account of sleet, many who were expected, failed to arrive. The meetings were held in the newly built parish house. SPEAKS TO OMAHA WOMEN Miss Barbara Gering, United Thankoffering treasurer of the Dio cese of Nebraska addressed a large group of women at All Saints' church, Omaha, on Wednesday on the work of the 'Thankofl'eriug' missionaries. 'onuti unity ia e to be held at Pavilion on paved highway Wo.' 75, V mile north of Platte river at LaPlatte, Neb., on Thursday, ,Kov. 21 Starting at 12:00 Noon Horses, Cattle, Hogs ETC., WILL BE SOLD We have some excellent horses and good milk cows listed for this sale. Bring anything you care to sell. Sale rain or shine. E.Wc Grosshans Phone: Bellevue 134 F13 MANAGER Rex Young Auctioneer William Reynolds Clerk ENTERTAINS BIRTHDAY CLUB Wednesday evening tlie Cering home on North Sixth street was the scene of a most delightful and beau tifully appointed dinner party at which Mrs. Mia Gering had as guests members of the Birthday club. The occasion honored the anniversary of Miss Gering as well as In greetings to Mrs. Anna Britt, of St. Louis, a former member and now a guest in the city. In serving Miss Marion Fricke assisted. This club has had the delightful custom each year of meeting together and sharing the happiness of passing anniversaries of the members, this covering a period of several years. The members after the enjoyment of the dinner spent the evening in visiting and renewing acquaintance with the old friend of many years standing. Greetings were sent to the mem bers of the club now residing at other points. Mrs. J. S. Livingston, Denver; Mrs. James H. Donnelly and Miss Julia Hermann, of Milwaukee. Members of the club attending were Mrs. Rj W. Clement, Mrs. Henry Herold, Miss Dora Fricke, Mrs. Maude Fricke, Mrs. J. A. Donclan, Misses Mia and Barbara Gering, as well as their guest, Mr. Harold Ilager of Kansas City, and Mrs. Anna Britt of St. Louis. -fe l : NAVY ON ARMY'S 29-YARD LINE As a result of a forward pass and a couple of fake plays around right end, the Navy is noY on the Army's 29 yard line, first down and ten to go. This may sound like football and ft is, with a heated contest on between the Army and the Navy to sign up Legion members for the coming year. The forward pass was started as a lateral from Tinaher to Rebal and on to Vroman with"! a good gain, while the plays around right end were con- sumated when the Navy boys signed up several Army men oy using tne fake signal. Th next play promises to be held to lirfe scrimage with the "Stonewall" Array line holding like the Rock of Gibralter. From then on, Army tactics aroi problematical. Per hap3 they will rely on a sustained drive straight down the field, putting power behind their gains, or resort to "kicking" (commonly called punt.) At any rate, the contest, which is now in the first quarter, promises to be a real one, and the Army say they will have the game on ice before the end of the half. ITnsets. the same as in real foot ball, may be looked for, and the ap parent losers may score last minute touchdown to win. LICENSE IS REVOKED From Saturday's iai:y: This morning the hearing was had In the county court on the complaint filed against Hugh Stander, Jr., In which he was charged with operating while he was not properly licensed, driving a car on the highway not leading to or from his home as pro vided by his school driving permit. To this charge the young man enter ed a plea of guilty and his driver's permit was suspended for a six month period as provided by law. The count of the information relative to driving a car at an exces sive rate of speed was dismissed by County Attorney W. G. Kieck. DEAD AE3IB9ALS Horses, Cstile and Bogs We have our own plant op erated at Plattsmouth. We can give you quick service. Highest Price for Horse and Cow Hides and Pelts FRANK CRAMER Plattsmouth Rendering Works Phone 2214 Writes About Earthquake at Helena, Mont. Samuel Chapman, Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman, Old Residents Here, Tells of Disaster. samuel Chapman, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Chapman, former residents here, now living at Prosser, Washington, writes the following in teresting account of the earthquake at Helena, Montana, in which he was caught. He is now a student at the Intermountain college at Helena. The letter follows: Well everything is one grand mess and everybody is under a very tense nervous strain. We have had no more major quakes since Friday night, ex cept a few heavy quivers. The rest that come every once in a while are noticeable, but outside of rattling a window or so they are ignored. Every time that one does shoe up it reminds one and all that the earth is still in a state of unrest. Last night I finally got some sleep but woke up three or four times when we got a heavy tremor. The night was uneventful except for the few quiver3. Saturday night I worked until two for Western Union, who put up an emer gency station here at the Home in the garage. Well, to tell the truth, I feel like all the rest after dark. I feel that I want to get away from the building, but it does no good. All of our major quake3 have come in the night so everyone is sitting on edge and is looking for nightfall with a dread. To be so rudely awakened is no joke, let me tell you. It has suddenly turned cold so that now there is more apprehension if a quake should come, as people will probably suffer quite a bit from cold. As luck would have it, the night was f li wr. r 4? Above is shown the wreckage of one of the large brick buildings by the earthquake, and described by Samuel Chapman, an eye witness occurred thers around the latter part of October. Chtprnan i3 a former warm and nothing was more suited to the needs of the people of the town at that time. There was the first tremor at 7:4S Friday night, then later on several rumbles that were barely noticeable. We went to the dane and forgot all about it. The fifth dance had finished and Jo and I had gone to the corner farthest from the door to find the next couple on the program. We found them and were standing talking to them when all at once there was a roar and the building began to per form. It seems now as I recall, that al most everybody was paralyzed for a few seconds, then there .as a general movement toward the center of the building. There was nothing said ex cept that a few cried "earthquake" as they moved toward the door and the center of the room. When it started I turned and looked across the floor to the other side. I saw a person start for the other end of the building toward the door on the run. About 15 steps were taken when he lost balance from the rocking of the flor. Then, while all this was going on. l was watcning me ceiling, ine way it cut up one cannot describe. There was such a rumble, rocking. buckling, twisting, squeaking of beams that everything was hazy from it. A heavy dust arose simultaneous ly with the first motion of the build ing. It was wiin ainicuiiy wiai any one could stand because of the vio lent jerks and twists. The floor rose, dipped, twisted; then someone cried, "Look out!" At that moment, the lights went out and a heavy crash followed. The quake left us as quickly as it came, mere was sueui;e iuu uuai DANCE DRAWS BIG CROWD The dance Wednesday night at the American Legion building drew one of the largest dance crowds that has been seen on a floor here in the past few years, joining in what wa3 one of the most enjoyable dances. The music for the dance Was fur nished by Red Perkins and his radio entertainers, one of the popular dance orchestras of the country and who deserve all of the commendation that has been given them. In addition to the fine dance pro gram the orchestra also featured a general entertainment program that was offered by the members of the organization and was one of the best that has been seen here In years. that almost choked one. Not a sound except 'the building was creaking a little. Someone called out, "Anyone hurt?" No answer! The cry was re peated by several. All this time, I was fumbling for some matches. I had the first one lit and on the floor at my feet lay a pile of brick and mortar. A portion of the wall had fallen in and was lying all over the floor. Then several lights were lit and we could see no one under the brick. Along that wall were several of the faculty and a few stu dents who were talking when it hit. The cry, "Look out!" must have sent them away from the wall. How they got away was a miracle. It will re main unsolved for many days and even forever. I can't even find out who it was that ran at the first. No one knows a thing, it all seems like a dream now. A horrible nightmare! I found Jo and we made a bee-line for the "dorm" to see what happened to the people over there as there were several old ladies there. We were a little late, however, as some of the boys had sped there as soon as they could get out of the door; chances are they were over to the "dorm" before the last quiver died down. We went Inside with a flashlight and the building was a mess; almost two-thirds of the plaster was down and the building was full of dust. We went right to Jo's room and grabbed a few coats and covered the xylo phone with a sheet to prevent at least some of the scratching, got the money and some of the valuables out, then scrammed before the small quake that followed the big one started in. We stood outside and could feel the ground rumble and quiver. Then I told Jo to wait until I came back, as I got to feeling clammy about the Home here. I hailed a car and we went down (another boy and I). We were the first ones there and Mr. Dean pulled right up behind us. Nothing of importance had hap pened there, except a bunch of scared kids, a few cracks in the wall and a few things upset. There wasn't a thing moved or disturbed in my room, or even a crack. Then this boy and I went uptown to his apartment. We then heard the news that a man was killed. No one was hurt in the theatres. Fire sirens were screaming and the streets were in a turmoil. Cars were very orderly and everyone was cautious. The room ing house was badly damaged and the front had great cracks. He stay ed there and I went back to the col lege. I stayed there until almost one and we could feel the ground quiver and jerk almost steadily. This was minor, of course. We had a few major shocks, but they were very brief, and we paid no attention to them. I left about 1:00 and went home to bed but could not sleep as my room is lower than the ground and I could hear the constant rumble and every once in a while the building would shake and then my heart tightened as I was afraid that another was com ing. We have had quite a few shocks this afternoon and people are be ginning to move out of town again. This is a nightly occurrence to Helena now. Everyone is jumpy. If you slam a door you want to be sure to duck, cause if you don't you'll sure catch it. The grand total to date is 327 shocks of duration of two seconds. Just had one. They feel like a Jar and do not roll much. Another just now. November 1 The quake was ter rible. Today two were killed at the Kressler Brewery. They "were fixing the chimney at the plant when the quake hit at 11:35 M. S. T. I was at the Presbyterian church at school when it hit. The plans were to move the school back to the college Monday. But now they are going to Great Falls. We are all supposed to report BORAH IS A BIT UNCERTAIN Washington. Arriving in the cap ital after conferences with friends In Illinois and Ohio, Senator Borah par ricd newsmen's question as to wheth er he would enter some of the repub lican presidential primaries. i can t say that I won't enter them," Borah asserted. "But I do say that the primaries furnish an excel lent means to show the choice of the people for candidates and there ought to be some expression from the people before the convention meets." Republican friends with whom he conferred in Illinois and Ohio want "a little different setup" in party af fairs, he said. "And there is going to be one," Borah added confidently. at the Falls Saturday at noon, if pos sible. To date we have had over 600 sep arate and distinct shocks. I gu-s-; that is a record any town will v. hard to beat, that is for this type of quake. The quake hit us at 11:33 in the morning. It came without a wariii:.-. as most of them do, but this did : .,-, have any preceding shocks except r. at 5:30 in the morning. The colli is a ruin. More of the gym fell in and Helena hall, that is, the c1;i:m rooms, is a complete ruin. There were no walls that fell in that I could lir; i out, but the interior is a wreck. Tlx brewery is a total wreck as well at the new million dollar high school that was just built this summer. It is a miracle that more were not kill ed today as almost aljof the build ings that were wrecked were Koin repaired. There were several on tin: new high school when it hit. TV entire back went out and flat when I say flat. I mean flat, not twisted. There isn't a thing standinc: up at the back. The auditorium wall caved down and the part that holds tl flys on the stage caved off. There wen three working on the part when th scaffolding fell and let them down 2' feet to the roof proper. One v.:-s clear on tcp and when the dust clear ed he was still on top. The two that fell were badly hurt but no one v. a killed there. The Shrine temple was badly d;-': -aged. The roof is sagging way do v. ::. The spires cn the cathedral will have to be shot down. The cathedral h :::: exact copy of the famous Rheims ca thedral in Europe. The spins rise about 2 50 feet above the street an i the building is a very famous one i.i the state of Montana. The roundhou.s. at the N. P. caved in and Severn 1 were hurt pretty bad, but as far ha I know no one was killed. I was talk ing to a fellow who works there and he said that they all dove under a;i engine when the quake hit. The Ho:::e wa3 badly damaged but no cne w;.s hurt. Large cracks appeared in the walls and the kids began to cry. The plaster that fell was a mess. The town is wrecked except the , t Jb4 f in Helena, Montana, wrought to most of the devastation that Cass county boy. frame houses. Almost all of the brick houses will have to be torn down that are not already down. There han been a!mo3t a continual quiver since the large quake. But when you are work ing or moving about they can't be felt. Trucks backed up to buildings unloading freight were crushed under brick that fell. Sides of houses are down, rooms exposed; you can look into the neighbor's bedroom and kit chen and see the mass of plaster and broken dishes. Water mains are broken in several places but were quickly repaired. To top it all ofT, the weather i3 about two below zero and it is snowing hard. About an inch has fallen since six p. m. and it is now 4:15 a. m. Main street i3 all closed off. All the National Guards are out and every patrolman in the state i3 in Helena to prevent nilfer- ne:. One man from Missoula counted 150 cars leaving town in sicht of fiv. miles and the same amount over to Great Falls and to Butte. Everybody is leaving who has a car. The loss will never be found out. as so much damage is done people will never know just what the damage will be. While I have been typing this letter, I have felt only three hard shakes, but there is a continual rum ble that never gets to the shaking point. The Northern Pacific has twenty steam-heated Pullmans here to care for the homeless and the Great Nor thern has several trains here. Steam heated busses are running specials to carry the town leavers. The taxis are doing a land office business. I won der where the end will be. Another hard quake and the town won't be worth leaving. The depots of both railroads here are wrecked and every business house in town is closed. Western Union has set up a station at the- Home and I have been work ing here ever since. The force have all gone home and I am taking care of the place in the position of night watchman. People cannot realize Just what the town i3 like and how badly frayed the nerves get after three ma jor quakes and upwards of (500 minor ones. All of 'these have been of at least two seconds duration. None un der that length of time were counted. Daylight will soon be here in about two hours, maybe three at the most. We will know soon how many were killed and who died durinir the night. This typewriter is a wreck to try to write with and also my nerves are none too stable. Every quake send3 a shiver up. and clown the spin.- and you wonder if this is another heavy one com in.tr. But I am not tr-e only one; everyone grabs a tight grip on the chair and Kt'nrts to get up. then they quit. I wish they would quit, they are getting tiresome. I-" : i