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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1935.
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Approval is
Given County
Road Project
Rock Surfacing From Lepert Corner
to 4 Corners, West to Highway;
3 Miles West of Mynard.
Word has been received by the
county commissioners of the approval
of a crushed rock highway proposi
tion that will add some five and a
quarter miles of surfaced road in
Plattsmouth precinct.
The crushed rock will start at the
Lepert corner on the Rock Bluffs
road and extend north a mile to the
"Four Corners" from which it will
be extended a mile and a quarter
west to the junction of the east and
west road with highway No. 75 and
will serve to supply an all weather
road to the Horning school as well
as to the cemetery located nearby.
The second proposition that has
been allowed is that of the rock sur
facing of three miles of highway
west of Mynard, starting at what is
known as the "Snyder school,"
thence west to where the road will
join the Eight Mile Grove precinct
line, which with the gravel road now
in use will make a good roadway
from No. 75 west to the precinct line.
These propositions, it is estimated,
will take care of the employment of
some forty men when the work is
actively started, taken from relief
rolls.
These first units are arranged so
that further hookup can be made
from other precincts to furnish a fine
market road to sections that have
long been badly in need of this sur
facing on their main highways.
Many of the precincts have in re
cent months arranged programs for
surfacing and which no doubt will
be able to be cared for under the
WPA aid that is provided on the ap
proval of the proposition.
ATTENDED COURT OF HONOR
AT NEBRASKA CITY TUESDAY
Two car loads of Scouts and Scout
ers drove to Nebraska City Tuesday
evening to attend the Arbor Lodge
district court of honor, which had
been transferred to that place from
Nehav.ka. The court was held at the
high school building.
Four Plattsmouth boys received
awards, Roland Landis becoming a
second class Scout and Billy Evers,
Warren Reed and Bill Rosencrans re
ceiving merit badges.
Louisville was represented at the
court by Scoutmaster D. W. "Webb and
E. C. Alfrey a member of the troop
committee there, and extended an in
vitation for the next court, to be held
on the third Tuesday in January. The
invitation was accepted. The March
court will be held at Peru and an in
vitation was extended by Plattsmouth
to hold the May court here.
Plans to expedite the work of the
board of review were discussed. Thi3
board is charged with the examina
tion of boys seeking advancement and
passing upon their fitness to receive
the various awards sought.
The program was provided by 'Doc'
Boyle's Catholic Scout troop of Ne
braska City and included some fine
inusical selections by members of the
troop.
Supt, Shrader, of Nebraska City,
district advancement chairman, pre
sided over the meeting while the vice
chairman. Rev. Walter Jackson, was
in charge of the board of review
composed of advancement directors of
the different troops represented.
New troops are being organized in
two Cass county towns Union and
Weeping Water. Plattsmouth troop
has been assigned the task of provid
ing the investiture ceremony incident
to the formation of the Union troop,
and Louisville troop will officiate in
a similar capacity at Weeping Water.
Besides the four boys from here
who received advancement, the adult
Scouters present included Scoutmaster
Raymond Larson, Assistant Scoutmas
ter Lee Knolle. E. H. Wescott, Scout
executive and Elmer Webb, member
of the Legion troop committer which
sponsors Scouting here.
From Friday's Daily
Martin Nielsen, of near Weeping
Water, was In the city today to look
after some matters at the court house
and visiting with his many friends
In the city.
BRING IN WANTED MAN
Deputy Sheriff Tom Walling was
at Lincolrt Wednesday) afternoon
where he was called to secure Leslie
Simmons, wanted here on a wife de
sertion charge. Simmons has been
sought for some time but was held by
federal officers on a minor charge
and on his release was turned over
to the Cass county officer. He is be
ing held here preliminary to his
arraginment.
Garden Club
Has Fine Meet
ing Last Night
Mrs. Fred Grousman and Mrs. E. E.
Halm of Omaha, Speakers; Tell
of Trees and Flowers.
From Thursday's Dally
The Plattsmouth Garden club last
evening held a very fine meeting at
the auditorium of the Central school
building with a pleasing attendance
of the membership.
The members had the pleasure of
two very fine talks, one by Mrs.
Fred Grousman of Omaha on "Land
scaping and Evergreens," and Mrs.
E. E. Hahn of "Flower Arrange
ment." Mrs. Grousman brought with her a
collection of the branches of various
types of evergreens which added to
the interest of the lecture. She also
discussed the different types and
their adaptability to the sections of
the country. Mrs. Hahn also entered
Into a history of the evergreens that
was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Hahn in her talk took up the
matter of arrangement of flowers,
showing the best means of securing
artistic effects in flower grouping,
a number of pictures being used in
carrying out the idea of the ar
ranging. She urged the use of the
flowers grown in the home or garden
in producing the very best effects.
While in the city the Omaha ladies
were dinner guests of Mrs. E. H.
Wescott, president of the local gar
den club.
FUNERAL OF EDWIN JACKSON
The funeral of the late Edwin J.
Jackson, formerly of Lincoln, who
passed away Monday evening at the
Nebraska Masonic Home, was held
Wednesday afternoon at the Horton
funeral home.
In accordance with the wish of
the departed the Masonic ritualistic
services were held. William F. Evers
officiating and conducting the ser
vices. Frank A. Cloidt gave two num
bers. "Saved by Grace" and "In the
Sweet Bye and Bye," with E. H.
Wescott as the accompanist.
The interment was at the Masonic
plot in Oak Hill cemetery.
RECEIVES A PRIZE
Recently on the visit of the Ro-
tarians to Omaha as guests of the
Omaha club, representatives of the
various clubs were called upon to
take part in an audition under the
direction of Charley Gardner, genial
Ak-Sar-Ben booster and manager of
the Fontenelle where the auditions
were held. Frank A. Cloidt of the
Plattsmouth club was called upon
as the representative from this city
and gave a vocal number on the pro
gram. Mr. Cloidt nas just receivea
a letter from J. E. Davidson of the
Nebraska Power Co., accompanying
a handsome reading lamp which wa3
the award for the audition prize.
ON HONOR ROLL
In addition to the high honors
scholarship won by John Nottelman
as a Freshman at Tarkio College, the
names of three other Plattsmouth
students are listed for 2nd scholastic
honors. These are Geo. Adam, sopho
more and Stuart Porter and James
Comstock, freshmen.
This is a fine showing for the
Plattsmouth delegation at the Mis
souri school, four out of the nine
being honor students and the names
of some of the others will probably
appear before the year is over.
BOX SOCIAL AND PROGRAM
Box social and plate supper, Buck
school District 14, Wednesday, Nov.
27th. Hilda Johnson, teacher.
Ernest Harding
Freed on Directed
Verdict Wednesday
Charged With. Assaulting Ray Bram
blett With Knife at Union, River
Worker Freed by Court.
At the close ot the taking of testi
mony in the case of the State of Ne
braska vs. Ernest Harding charged
with assault on Ray Bramblett at
Union on September 15th, the de
fendant Harding was freed on a di
rected verdict by Judge D. W. Liv
ingston. The defendant had teen charged
with being involved in a dispute in
the restaurant of John Fitzpatrick
at Union, Harding and Everett Odom
and Mrs. Harding being together at
the time. In the altercation that
followed it was claimed that Bram
blett was stabbed with a knife, suf
fering a gash of some fifteen inches
down the back and with which of
fense Harding was charged.
The state witnesses were unable
to offer testimony that the defendant
had used the knife as Mr. Bramblett
did not know until later that he had
been cut and also the connection of
the defendant with the ownership of
the knife was very vague.
The court after hearing the mo
tion of the defense for dismissal of
the case, ruled that the charges
made had not been sufficiently sus
tained and he directed the members
of the jury to find for the acquittal
of Mr. Harding.
This was the last of the criminal
cases to be tried at this term of
the district court and all three have
resulted in the acquittal of the par
ties charged, Don Cunningham,
breaking and entering; Jack Wise,
illegal sale of liquor and Harding
with assault.
FAIR VIEW CLUB
The club held their meeting at
the home of Agnes Wetenkamp with
Viola Speck assistant hostess. Due
to bad weather very few members
were present.
The meeting was opened by the
president having roll call and secre
tary's report.
The lesson was by Myrtle Tritsch
and Tueckla Alexen, discussing
Thanksgiving day, how we spend it
at present, how it was spent in the
past. What does Thanksgiving mean
to you?
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Myrtle and Doris Tritsch
having the Christmas party on De
cember 12. The club also decided be
sides having a party for themselves,
they have decided to make someone
or family happy. At the next meet
ing each member is going to bring
some kind of fruit or vegetable from
their home and then filling a Xmas
basket. Mrs. Tueckla Alexen will
give the Christmas basket away.
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIPS
There has been no soliciting cam
paign conducted this year in Platts
mouth for enrollment in the Amer
ican Red Cross, but those who wish
to join in this great far-reaching
relief organization may do so at any
time now.
Red Cross memberships may be se
cured at the Plattsmouth State bank
and those who are able are urged to
purchase these at once. The Red
Cross has been on the firing line of
every disaster or national peril and
the dollars that are contributed each
year makes it possible for the further
extension of their good work in many
lines of activity.
GOOD TURKEY BUSINESS
Glenn Woodbury, court reporter
for the second district, who since lo
cating at Nebraska City has taken
up the rearing of turkeys as a re
laxation from his regular court
work, has had a very successful sea'
son. he reports. A number of the
birds that have been reared this year
were disposed of at a good figure
Mr. Woodbury will, however, retain
some thirteen of the turkeys as a
start for his 193 6 crop and hopes to
have some fine birds for the market
next year.
Improvement of farm-to-market
roads will help everyone in Cass
county.
HERE FROM NORFOLK
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves, Joe
and Maxine, returned Wednesday
from the northern portion of the
state where they were visiting with
relatives and Mr. Graves and Joe en
joying hunting pheasants. They were
accompanied on their return by Mrs.
John Cook of Norfolk who will visit
here with relatives. Mrs. Cook is a
sister cf Mrs. Graves.
WPA Projects
are Discussed by
Local Civic Body
Chamber of Commerce Directors Hear
of Plans ior Work That Will
Care for Relief.
From Friday's Daily
The Chamber or Commerce direc
torate held the second of its Novem
ber meetings, yesterday noon, and
heard Newell Pollard, Cass and Sarpy
county certifying officer, discuss var
ious phases of relief certification
work.
Pollard told his listeners that
WPA work projects had a dual pur
pose, the one first in importance be
ing the taking of people ofi relief
rolls and placing them on jobs. Sec
ond in importance, he said, was re
duction of unemployment, a natural
result of the first action.
Saying that there v.-ere already
300 certifications in Cass county,
Pollard went on to explain why cer
tifications were not made to meet re
quisitions on current WPA jobs, such
as the Sixth street project. The slack
on the jobs which are now under
manned for lack of certified labor,
will be taken up by workers, already
certified, who will be released from
river jobs shortly, he said.
Persons who are acKually in need,
but who are not eligible to receive
certification because they are not re
lief cases prior to November 1st,
are being taken care of by county
relief. Pollard said.
Following his talk, he answered
questions from various members. In
answer to one question as to wheth
er a man who had been on relief, but
had obtained a temporary job, was
eligible for certification, if he now
needed work. Pollard said regulations
had been changed to ! admit certi
fications of such cases.
He also answered other questions
concerning his work, clearing up
several misunderstandings about
eligibility requirements, relief ad
ministration, etc.
In its business session the direc
torate voted to donate the sum tf
$25 to further the work of the Mis
souri River Improvement association.
and heard various committee reports.
President F. I. Rea announced that
R. W. Knorr, E. J. Richey and John
P. Sattler, sr., would comprise the
committee from the Ad club in In
vestigating the stock sales pavilion
proposition recently proposed.
MARRIED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS
The marraige of Miss Ruth Strat-
tcn and Mr. Orest McBride, both of
Weeping Water, occurred Thursday
afternoon at Council Bluffs, the cere
mony taking place at the Christian
church parsonage.
Following the marriage the young
people motored back to Weeping Wa
ter to receive the congratulations of
their relatives and friends. They
later left for Florida where they will
3pend the winter with the uncle and
aunt of the bride, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kopp at their winter home
at Miami.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Stratton of Weep
ing Water and a granddaughter of
Mrs. Josephine Cechal of this city.
GO TO CALIFORNIA
Henry Sanders and daughter, Mrs.
Henry Albert, with her daughter,
leave Friday for the west coast.
They are planning on spending the
winter at San Diego and southern
California. The health of the little
girl has not been the best and it is
hoped that In the milder climate dur
ing the winter that she may improve.
From Friday's Dally
Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping
Water was among the visitors here
today to spend a short time attend
ing to some matters in the district
court.
King Korn Klub
Has Fun at Last
Night's Dinner
American Legion Building Filled to
Capacity by Members From
This Part of County.
From Friday's Daily
In true festival spirit the members
of the King Korn Klub gathered last
evening at the American Legion
building to enjoy the annual fall
dinner party to fittingly celebrate the
completion cf another successful fall
festival.
The ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary had prepared a very at
tractive menu that was enjoyed by
the members of the club. The tables
were arranged in keeping with the
season of good harvests, corn, autumn
leaves and bright apples making a
true autumnal setting for the scene.
The members were seated with
residents of the city and the mem
bers from other sections alternating.
The meeting was presided over by
King Harry L. Gayer, monarch of
the realms of corn in Cass county,
who was at his best an J a clever
and entertaining program was pro
vided that made a fitting close of a
most delightful evening. j
King Harry had provided a bag of j
tricks for the jolly party and which
opened with a "vocal solo" "by Clem
ent Woster, who surprised even his
most intimate friends with his sweet
soprano.
The reigning monarch of the corn
fields announced that he had desig
nated as courtiers of the realm, Fred
I. Rea, Frank M. Eector and L. O.
Minor, who were called to the throne
and commissioned to escort three
more honorees of the court, Andrew
Kroehler, John Hobscheidt and Karl
Grosshans of La Platte. The three
new knights, assisted by their court
iers, were required to perform a task
of skill and while Hobscheidt and
Grosshans showed more experience
the original effect made by Mr.
Kroehler was such as to bring roars
of approval from the audience.
The club members felt delighted
to have with them a gentleman who
has been a spark plug in the success
of the Korn Karnival and while re
siding elsewhere this year, came back
to serve as the official announcer, R.
Foster Patterson, teacher of history
in Tarkio college, at Tarkio, Mis
souri. Mr. Patterson was presented
by King Harry and responded very
pleasantly to the greetings of the
friends and in expressing the appre
ciation of their many friendships in
the past.
With the thoroughness and care
ful preparation that always marks
hi3 work, E. J. Weyrich, president
cf the Ad Club and local photo
graphic enthusiast, gave the pictured
story of the Korn Karnival of 1935
that was not only artistically pre
sented but served to bring recollec
tions of the hard work and fun that
had made the fall festival a real suc
cess. The views of the parades given
during the three day festival, were
complete in every detail and those
participating were able to see in the
pictures how they had performed.
The pictured story or the festival
was one that will be a great historic
representation of the fine results that
the united effort of a bunch of boost
ers can secure, a result that has
brought many from other places to
try and secure the secret of this sue
cess.
The food was fine, the program ex
cellent and a good time was had by
all.
HAVE FINE MEETING
The St. Mary's Guild and Wom
an's Auxiliary of the St. Luke's
church held a joint meeting Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
R. A. Bates that was most pleasant
and profitable for the members
Canon Petter continued his lectures
on "Latin America," in which the
rector compared the conditions of the
Spanish and Puritan civilizations of
the South and North Americas.
After the interesting program of
the day the members of the party
enjoyed a delightful luncheon that
had been prepared for them.
Out of town guests for the occa
sion were Mrs. Anna Britt, of St
Louis, and Mrs. Kittie Bates of
Omaha.
DIES IN MONTANA
The information of the death of
Mrs. W. S. Leyda at Missoula, Mon
tana, has been received by old
friends at Falls City. Mrs. Leyda was
SO years of age. The late husband
was mayor of Falls City for a period
of twelve years.
Mrs. Leyda was a sister-in-law of
Attorney John M. Leyda of this city.
The burial will be at Falls City
beside Mr. Leyda.
Well Known
Young Woman
Dies at Omaha
Mrs. William Baker, Jr., Passes Away
After Short Illness From At
tack of Peritonitis.
The death of Mrs. William Baker,
Jr., occurred at the University hos
pital at Omaha, Friday, November
22nd, where she had been for the
past few days very gravely ill of an
attack of peritonitis. .
Harriet Elizabeth Simons, daugh
ter of John W. and Mrs. Janet Sim
ons, was born August 1G, 1915, at
Plattsmouth. where she grew to
womanhood and where she has a large
circle of friends who will mourn her
passing very much. She was mar
ried on November 15, 1935 at Rock-
port, Missouri, to William Baker, Jr.
She leaves to mourn her passing
the husband, a small daughter by a
former marriage, the mother, Mrs.
Janet Simons, three sisters, Mrs.
Irene Weiss, Mrs. Grace Ricketts,
Anna Mae Simons, three brothers,
Robert Raymond, William and one
half brother, as well as other rela
tives.
The funeral services will be held
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from
the Firflt Methodist church.
The body was brought here and Is
at the Sattler funeral home to await
the funeral services.
HERE FROM IDAHO
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hilfiker and
family have the pleasure of having
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hilfiker and
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Jagels visiting at their
home.
They made the trip with their auto
from their homes in Files and
Buhl, Idaho. Nearly all the way
from Idaho they encountered dis
agreeable weather. Before coming
here they visited with friends and
relatives at Kearney and Hebron, Ne
braska. Hebron was their home be
fore moving to Idaho. They report
the crops are good in that vicinity of
Idaho.
After visiting a week or so with
relatives and friends here they will
continue their trip to Indiana to
visit with a sister of Mrs. Hilfiker.
HOLD SCHOOL DANCE
From Saturday's Daily:
The first dance of the high school
classes was held last evening at the
gym of the high school building
which was appropriately arranger!
for the occasion. The junior class had
the pleasure of starting the dance
program of the winter season and the
evening was opened with games in
which all could participate while the
latter part of the evening was de
voted to dancing by the lovers of this
art. The event was supervised by
the faculty and members of the board
of education of the school. At an ap
propriate hour a luncheon was served
to the members of the party.
The supervised dances are meeting
with the greatest enthusiasm and will
make a delightful feature of the so
cial season of the high school.
HEAR NON-SUPPORT CASE
From Saturday's Daily:
Thi3 morning in the county court,
was heard the complaint filed against
L. C. Simmons, brought here a few
days ago from Lincoln, charged with
non-support of his wife and children,
The evidence of the wife, complain- j
ing witness, as well as the defendant :
was taken, with a wide variance in;
the testimony. The court withheld
the sentence remanding Simmons to
the custody of the sheriff until Tues
day when the court will try to work
out some settlement of the domestic
problem that will be to the best in
terests of all.
Sewing and
Rock Projects
Get Job Calls
Forty Men in Initial Order for New
Quarry Twelve Seamstresses
to Start Sewing Project
From Saturday's Dally:
That WPA '"means business" in its
campaign to put men to work, was
demonstrated last evening when
Mark Kerns, supervisor for Cass and
Otoe counties was here and placed
requisitions with the Re-En, ploy
ment Service for approximately fifty
additional workers to be allotted to
projects that have now been com
pletely approved and funds allocated
for the work.
The largest project is the new
county operated quarry which will
furnish the crushed rock for road
and street surfacing work. This is
to be located on the Sam Gilr..our
farm southeast of town and will even
tually employ a total of sixty men.
The initial requisition calls for 40
men to begin work the first of the
week. They will be engaged largely
in removing dirt covering above the
abundant ledge of limestone, getting
ready for the arrival of the new rock
crucher purchased by the county and
now ordered out from the factory.
Ai Bickford of Weeping Water has
been named as the supervisor and
will be on the job Monday morning
directing the work.
The second project approved is the
sewing center for which requisition
has been pending for some time. This
project is eventually to employ a total
of 2 4 seamstresses, a stock room
clerk end project supervisor. The
initial order for help calls for ten
seamstresses, Ptock room clerk and
supervisor, all to begin work Mon
day morning.
This project will be prosecuted in
the basement rooms at the court
house formerly occupied by the re
lief offices, which are being moved
to new quarters in the county com
missioners room.
The third project is for two cler
ical workers on city records, one a
senior audit clerk at $4 4 and one a
typist at $3 8. These will also begin
work Monday morning.
MURRAY GIRL ON PROGRAM
Miss Jane Boedeker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Boedeker of
Murray, a graduate of the Platts
mouth high school of the class of
1935, was featured on a special col
lege broadcast of radio station K.FRD
at Columbia, Mo., last Sunday.
Miss Boedeker and Miss Dorothy
Dale of Shav.nee. Oklahoma, were
selected as repic sentatives of Wil
liam Woods college, Fulton, Missouri,
to represent their college on the pro
gram. The two young ladies were select
ed as piano artists to offer their part
of the program and scored a distinct
success in their fine presentation.
The presentation was under the di
rection of Prof. William Ileldrum.
dean of the piano section of the
school of music.
Both Miss Boedeker and Miss Dale
are majorin gin pirio at the Wil
liam Woods college, Mir Da'.e a
senior and Miss Boedeker a fresh
man. BIRTHDAY OF JUDGE GRAVES
From Saturday's Daily
Judge Charles L. Graves, genial
police magistrate of this city, today
was seventy-three years young, as it
might be most appropriately stated.
The Judge bears his years well and
still enjoys a little baseball as well
as his favorite indoor sport of crlb
tage. Judge Graves was at Lincoln
today where he is the guest of honor
at a family birthday party in bis
honor.
The friend3 here will join In their
well wishes to the Judge for many
more years of happiness and also
that he may long be able to preside
over the police court and passing
years temper the usual $10 and costs
to that of $1 and.
From Friday's Daily
Attorney Marshall Pitzer of Ne
braska City was here today to look
after some business matters in the
county court in which he was in
terested as attorney.
