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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1936.
NO. 75
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Hallowe'en
Party at Cliet
Wiles Home
Attractive Home in Mynard Scene of jout to "fers in the nearby terri
t Dr t-tt vjiy Ctioc Itory. The car was later discovered
the Fall Season.
The village of Mynard was the
sit ne of a Hallowe'en festival on Sat
urday evening when Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Wiles entertained a group of
their friends at their home.
A ghostly atmosphere prevailed
throughout the spacious halls and
rooms, while at the front entrance
was a green lighted jack-o-lantern
placed just outside the door, as if to
beckon the guests to enter there.
Upon knocking at the door, the
guests, in costume, entered the dimly
lighted reception hall, where a ghost
was seated at a table, upon which
were cards, with directions where
they were to go. As the ghost handed
out each card, it flashed the light and
they followed instructions. They
ascended the stairs, quietly, and on
reaching the second floor, gruesome
sights continued, as they wandered
down the long hallway, stumbling
over various "paraphenalia" such as
hidden bed-springs, walnuts, etc.,
with doors suddenly opening in a
most mysterious manner, they reach
ed the bac k stairway and descended J
to find themselves in the dimly light
ed kitchen. A ghost ushered them
into the living rooms where amid the
spooky decorations they eagerly tried
to liarn the identity of the costumed
and masket guests. There was great
merriment when the hostess ordered
"masks off." Prizes were awarded
for the best costumed couples, the
first prize going to Mr. and Mrs. John
Galloway of Omaha, whose Chinese
costumes were very unique; second
prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Fred P.
Trilety of Omaha, in their typical
Spanish regalia. There were many
other make-ups that were also splen
did. Then followed tricks and ghostly
games, after which all enjoyed danc
ing to the radio music.
At a late hour refreshments were
served, and were in keeping with the
Hallowe'en colors. Mrs. Hiles was
assisted in the serving by Miss Ruth
Al:xcn and Mrs. Fred Trilety.
CALLS OFF ADDRESS
From Friday's Pally
Robert G. Simmons, republican
candidate for United States senator,
was in the city today for a short
time, meeting a number of His friends
while here.
Mr. Simmons had been scheduled
for a street meeting this morning but
the sudden cold weather made it im
possible lor an audience to w ithstand
the sharp northern breezes and it was
decided to have the meeting called
off.
The candidate visited for a short
time and then continued on to Omaha
where he will have several meetings
and conferences with his workers in
that city.
MANY VIEW ZEPHYR
From Friday's Dally
The passing of the Burlington's
Zephyr train through this city at
noon today drew out a large number
who found vantage points along the
passenger station platform as well
as points along the right of way
where a good view might be obtained
of the train.
The new Zephyr is of the very
latest type of streamlined trains and
has cut the running time to Chicago
some six hours, making a great re
duction on the running time from
Chicago to Denver where the train
is to be placed in service.
CANDIDATE VISITS HERE
From Saturday's Dally
Richard O. Johnson, of Havelock,
was a visitor in the city for a short
time today. Mr. Johnson is republi
can candidate for attorney general
and is now closing his campaign by
visiting in the eastern counties of
the state after a tour of the west.
Mr. Johnson is quite well known here
as he has been a frequent visitor here
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Schmidtmann, Jr., and has met many
of the local people.
RECOVERS STOLEN CAR
Wednesday a car belonging to John
Pass, resident near Springfield, was
stolen from near the Union Stock
yards in South Omaha. The theft was
reported to the Omaha police depart
ment and the alarm was at once sent
near Murray where the party that
had taken the car had abandoned it.
The car was without gas when dis:
covered. Deputy Cass Sylvester noti
fied the owner of the car that it had
been recovered and it was held here
for Mr. Sass.
Masons Honor
Plattsmouth Men
at Omaha Dinner
Past and Present Grand Masters For
merly of Plattsmouth and Deputy
Grand Master Resides Here.
From Thursday's Dally
Chancellor A. Phillips, grand mas
ter, and William A. Robertson, de
puty grand master, of the Masonic
lodge were inducted into the Nation
al Sojourners at a meeting of Chap
ter 19 in Omaha last evening. The
presentation was made by Hon. Wm.
C. Ramsey, past grand master. Mr.
Robertson has lived in Plattsmouth
isince a boy and is now one or tne
leading members of the Nebraska bar.
Chancellor Phillips resided here some
30 years ago, and Mr. Ramsey was
born here and made this his home
until removing to Omaha.
The initiation of members was
preceded by a dinner in the Masonic
tc-mple and a musical program. Ad
dresses of the evening were given by
Grand Master Phillips, Col. Leo J.
Crosby, Luther M. Kuhiis, and Lewis
E. Smith. The Sojourners of Om
aha entertained the grand lodge A.
F. & A. M. of Nebraska. Major Wil
liam I. Jones, president, presided.
Those attending from Tlattsmouth
were William A. Robertson, A. H.
Duxbury, William Evers, and Joseph
Capvell.
LEAVE FOE CALIFORNIA
From Tnursaay's Daily
This afternoon Mrs. A. II. Bushnell
and son, Donald, departed by auto for
Los Angeles, California, where they
expect to spend the winter season and
may decide to make their home in
that section of the coast.
Wednesday evening a large party
of the relatives and friends of Mrs.
Bushnell and Donald gathered at the
home to join in a farewell to the
two whose going is regretted so much
in the community.
Tho farewell was arranged by Mrs.
Edgar Glaze and Mrs. Eugene Bush
nell and it was attended by some
forty of the friends and neighbors, all
joining in the well wishes for the de
parting friends as they start on their
westward journey.
During the evening dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostesses
to add to the pleasures of the occa
sion. Th Bushnell family have resided
here for the -past twenty-three years
and were prior to that time residents
of near Ashland and Lincoln. The
friends here join in their heartfelt
well wishes to the mother and son as
they depart for the golden west.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Thursday's Daily
Mrs. C. C. Wescott, injured so se
verely a week ago in an auto acci
dent, was reported today as being
much improved at the Methodist hos
pital in Omaha where she has been
since the accident. She is now the
best at an- time since the accident
and this has greatly encouraged the
family and friends that she may soon
be over the effects of the injuries.
ATTEND OMAHA MEETING
From Thursday's Daily
This morning Dr. H. G. McClusky,
Rev. V. C. Wright and Rev. G. A.
Pahl, were at Omaha where they at
tended the opening of the four day
mission sponsored by the protestant
churches of that city. During the
four days preaching mission, visiting
ministers from all sections of the na
tion will also hold one day meetings
in the cities near Omaha.
Mrs, A. C. Nelson
Speaks Before
Garden Club
Members Enjoy Fine Address Cover
ing; Cultivation of "Eulbs" at
Itfeeting Wednesday.
From Thursday's Daily
"Bulbs" w as the topic upon which
Mrs. A. C. Nelson of Lincoln address
ed the Garden club last evening at
the meeting in the basement of the
library. Mrs. Nelson gave several
general rules for the planting of
bulbs first, thorough drainage; sec
ond, cover three times the widest dia
meter; third, bulbs should have one
good soaking before winter; and
fourth, they should have a mulch
through the winter.
The president of the Lincoln Gar
den club urged the gardeners to place
the bulb flowers in groups rather
than in formal arrangement. She
mentioned crocus as an appropriate
plant for edging, if not too narrow.
She described the many varieties
of tulips and told the characteristics
of each. She explained the arrange
ment of a garden which might last
over a period of six weeks. She men
tioned, as combinations with tulips
for beds, columbine, lilacs, or pan
sies. "Use lots of white in your garden.
It is a great harmonizer," said Mrs.
Nelson.
She also warned against removing
leaves from the bulbs before they
were entirely ripe as the bulb will
not blossom again if this is done. She
advocates the resetting of tulip bulbs
each two years.
The boy's Jiigh school octet, ac
companied by Jean Knorr, sang
"Alexander" and a piano solo, "Coun
try Garden" was played by Ruth
Westover.
NURSE IS AVAILABLE
FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
General physical examinations of
the eyes, ears, nose, throat and
weight of the children in the Platts
mouth schools are taking most of the
time of the school nurse this month.
Mrs. Justus Lillie, school nurse.
spends Monday and Tuesday after
noons in the class rooms. The gen
eral examination will probably con
tinue until the holidays. Parents of
children having defects will be noti
fied. Other activities of the school nurse
include health talks to the grade
school pupils, two lessons in sex hy
giene in the junior high, and three
talks before the girls of the high
icool. If anj'' parent desires to talk
-ith the nurse concerning a child.
she is available during her working
hours. She will also make calls in
the homes.
As spring comes, close watch will
be kept for signs of contageous dis
eases. Last year the school had
sieges of scarlet fever, chicken pox,
measles, mumps and pink eye. The
nurse also acts as an advisor for
teachers.
Mrs. Lillie is employed by the
board of education. She took her
nurse's training in the Methodist hos
pital in Omaha from which she w-as
graduated in 1931.
DISTRICT MEETING FOR '
IA.-NEBR. EMPLOYEES
Ernest Elliott was awarded a prize
for the greatest number of sales of
electric irons in the recent campaign
in Nebraska and Iowa, at the district
meeting last evening in Plattsmouth.
Mrs. Lorine Urish, also of Platts
mouth, won second among the ladles
and was also awarded a prize
Awards were made by R. M. Oliver
of Lincoln.
Thirty-eight employees and wives
attended the dinner at Stepanecks
and the business meeting afterward
Five representatives were here from
Humboldt.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
II. E. Becker was taken to Omaha
Thursday afternoon where he was
placed in the Methodist hospital for
treatment for a few days. Mr. Becker
has not been in the best of health for
the past few days and it is hoped that
the course of treatment will give
him the desired relief.
LEARNS OF DAUGHTER'S DEATH
From Thursday's Dally
Sad news came to A. L. Iluner of
Mynard yesterday when he received
a telegram telling of the death of
his daughter, Mrs. John B. Beeson, at
Akron, Ohio Tuesday, October 20, at
11 a. m.
Pearl IIuiTer Beescn was born in
Plattsmouth and spent her girlhood
and young womanhood here. After
her marriage she and her husband
moved to Florida and later to Akron,
Ohio, where they have liveG curing
the past four years.
Plattsmouth
Young Man Has
War Experience
Arlie Griffin, Home on Furlough.
Has Just Returned From
European Cruise.
Arlie Griffin, Plattsmouth young
man, wno is now completing ms tenth
year in the United States navy, is
home on a furlough and visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Grif
fin. Arlie is now a member of the crew
of the "Quincy," one of the newest
types of battle cruisers, which has
just returned to the United States
from Spain where the vessel was as
signed for several months in res
cuing the American residents.
He reports that the conditions in
that country, torn by civil war are
much worse than press dispatches
state and terror reigns among the
unfortunate non-combatants who are
among the greatest sufferers.
The "Quincy" assisted in getting
500 refugees from Barcelona, Valen
cia and Malaga, largely Americans
who had been engcw in. various
business 'connections in Spain for
years and whose interests were being
swept away in the struggle of the
Madrid leftist government and the
fascist rebels. The most harrowing
scenes were witnessed as the Amer
icans proceeded to clear their na
tionals and had them taken to places
of safety. When the work was com
pleted the "Quincy" was ordered back
to the home station which is now on
the east coast.
Arlie is now a head cook on the
"Quincy" and has a large staff of as
sistants to help in the work of feed
ing the gobs and keeping them in
fighting trim. Breakfast on a war
ship for a crew of COO is a real job
as the fact that on occasions when
pancakes are served, that 1.S00 are
required, or in eggs ninety dozen go
at one meal on the boat.
DIES AT LINCOLN
From Friday's Daily
The community was saddened this
morning by the news of the death
of Mrs. Dale Jacques which occurred
early today at a Lincoln hospital.
The death of Mrs. Jacques followed
complications following the birth of
a babe in the early part of the week.
Mrs. Jacques was formerly Violette
Begley, the only daughter of the late
Judge and Mrs. James T. Begley and
made her home here since a young
child, making a large circle of friends
who are sorrow stricken to learn of
her passing.
Since her' marriage Mrs. Jacques
has made her home at Alexandria,
Nebraska.
She is survived by the husband
and two children, one the babe of a
few days of age, as well as the moth
er and one brother, James F. Begley,
both of Lincoln.
VISITS RELATIVES HERE
Mr. and Mrs. George Busch and
Donald and Betty, who are now mak
ing their home at Onawa, Iowa, came
in Friday evening to spend the week
end here with the relatives and many
old friends. Mr. Busch has been en
gaged at Onawa in river improvement,
work.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the many friends
who expressed their sympathy by
flowers and kindness during the ill
ness and death of our son and bro
ther, Clarence Rohlfs Alfred Rohlfs,
Lawrence Rohlfs, Clara Rohlfs.
d&w
Dr. Holt Urges
People to Become
Conscious of God
Paster of St. John's Methodist Church
of St. Lcuis Tells of Need for
An Awakening;.
j From Saturday's Daily
Rev. Ivan D. Holt, Ij.D., president
of tho council of churches of Christ
in America opened his address in the
Methodist church last evening with
a short history of the National
Pleaching Mission. The idea for such
a mission originated with a minister
in the Presbyterian church in Pitts
burgh. When Dr. Holt became presi
dent of the Council, he decided to at
tempt such a mov&inent. (JO ministers
from all denominations are partici
pating in the mission which will
visit "5 cities of the United States.
Dr. Holt estmated that 10.000 min
isters have attended the mission ser
vices in the ten cities it has visited.
Tells Need for Mission.
In expressing the need for such a
movement, the speaker told of condi
tions which have existed in Chris
tian nations all over the world in
recent years. He was in France just
b?foie the close of the World war
and saw the people confused and
wondering if they were near the end
of their nationality. In 1920, when
MacDonald resigned the ministry in
England and Stanley Baldwin re
fused to assume the responsibility of
forming a new cabinet, he heard the
people ask "Is this the end of the
British Empire?"
Rev. Holt, as well as other min
isters, have watched European coun
tries; fascist and communist move
ments and finally succumb to one or
the other. In United States in 1933
they paw banks closing and the na
tional structure on the verge of col
lapse. People were wondering if
this were the end of United States.
He stated. In regard to the number
of communist and fascist workers in
the United States that there are
"now very few even though, in a po
litical year, wc are always seeking for
them. However, if European nations.
one, uy one, uo attempt, one or cue
ether. United States may someday be
faced with a choice. I believe one is
just as bad as the other.
Comments on Spanish Situation.
"400 years ago the Christians in
Spain drove out the Mohammedans"
said Dr. Holt. "They desired to make
Spain a Christian land. Now priests
are being beheaded and nuns are be
ing shot that's a Christian land.
"All these things are heckling the
world," he concluded. "If we do not
exert ourselves we will lose faith."
He told that enly CO to GO percent
of the people in the United States
are affiliated with any church while
in the Fiji Islands, usually consider
ed barbarous, SI percent of the in
habitants belong to the Christian
church.
"Conditions in our own church
are not healthy. . . . The minister is
not as sure of God as he used to be
The ministers in this country are con
fused in their thinking. . . . Most of
them are discouraged and disillusion
ed," he said.
Conflicts in Ideas.
At the end of the World war, he
explained, the ministers had hope for
world peace, but they saw that hope
destroyed. The minister has also
faced conflict between the forces of
religion one of which told him to
talk religion into life in the world,
the other urging him to get out of
the world and meditate. In the first
he found no one listening in the
spcnuil. he was not expressing the
conviction himself.
Dr. Holt also told of the confusion
of thought created by the "new psy
chology" which claims that mankind
contains a sub-conscious self which in
a moment can rise and make him do
things he would have believed impos
sible. "So a man is not responsible
for his action if he does not know
what he does. If he is not conscious
there is no sin, according to this
idea" said Dr. Holt.
"If ve are not verv sure God is
alive, there is not much we can do,'
he declared, "but if we're perfectly
sure God is alive, we are in our ele
ment and can do wonderful work."
Rev. G. A. Pahl, Jr., read the scrip
ture lesson. Introduction were made
by Rev. V. C. Wright. Dr. H. G. Mc
Clusky told of the progress of the
Preaching Mission in Omaha. Rev.
J. W. Taenzlcr pronounced the invocation.
GOING TO THE WEST
RusseYl Todd and Mr. and Mrs.
Frecl Todd departed this afternoon
for th? west coast where they are
planning on spending the winter.
They will join Mrs. Russell Todd and
son. Forest, who have been at Los
Angeles for the past several weeks.
Opportunity
to Balance the
Home Budget
Plattsmouth Ad Club Sponsoring a
Page of "Budget Balancers"
in This Issue of Journal
We hear a lot these days about the
importance of balancing the national
or the state budgets. Yet, it is no
more important that the receipts of
government equal the expenditures
than to attain that same condition in
the home. Everybody knows that
price levels have been climbing on
practically every commodity sold, and
as a result it is increasingly hard to
balance that old home budget. Many
pencils are used in the homes of the
nation to "figure out" just how to
make the income supply the needs
shoes, clothing, foodstuffs and all the
other things, including medicines.
cosmetics, etc.
The Plattsmouth merchants whose
ads appear in this page of "Budget
Balancers" contend it is not so much
a matter of scrimping as it is a mat
ter of planned economy to make ends
meet and they are co-operating whole
heartedly to give the buying public
diversified specials that will help to
bring this about.
Nor will their efforts be confined
to this one special sales day alone,
for it is planned to make this the
first of a series of monthly bargain
trade days, when shoppers can reap
the advantage of reduced cash prices.
The prices being put down to bed
rock it is necessary, as the ad states,
that all sales be for cash.
The manner in which the public
responds to this united effort to hold
prices down will determine the na
ture of future sale days. The page
is purchased outright by the Ad club.
and solicitation for advertisements
therein is wholly within their hands.
One of the features is the diversity
of goods offered everything from
carpet tacks to carpet sweepers, from
stovepipe to plumbing in short any
and all sort of merchandise for which
there is demand will be quoted in
this page of "Budget Balancers" as
the weeks go by.
The Journal urges its readers to
make fullest use of this compendium
of shopping information and thus be
guided and aided in balancing their
home budget.
100 ATTEND RALLY
IN ROCK BLUFFS
From Saturday's Daily:
100 attended the Democratic rally
in the Rock Bluffs school last eve
ning. Mike Kaffenberger, committee
man, pre"sided over the meeting. A
campaign song, composed and led by
Mrs. Mike Kaffenberger, opened the
evening's program. Music was fur
nished by the Rock Bluffs orchestra.
Bobbie Shera gave a reading.
Judge C. S. Wortman of South
Bend was the main speaker of the
evening. J. A. Capwell, candidate for
county attorney; A. L. Tidd; and
Julius Pitz , candidate for county
commissioner were also on the pro
gram for short talks. At the close of
the meeting the ladies served coffee
and doughnuts.
RESTAURANT CHANGES HANDS
The Plattsmouth cafe was formally
taken over Friday by Mr. and Mrs.
K. E. Mullican, who are now in
charge, but will have their formal
opening next Saturday. The pro
prietors, who come here from Lincoln,
are experienced restaurant people,
and are planning a number of
changes which they feel will be more
pleasing to the patrons.
The formal announcement of the
opening will appear in the Journal
on Thursday.
Platters Win
a 7 to 6 Game
from Auburn
Blue and White Turn Back
dogs After Years of Eeir.
Booted Around.
Eull-
From Saturday's Dally:
The long standing jinx
Plattsmouth high school
of the
foi.thall
team the Auburn Bulldogs, were
folded up last night by the Platters
in a 7 to 6 win. The best that
the locals have been able to accom
plish was a tie which was secured by
the team of 19C2, one of the best in
the school history.
The game last night was enjoyed
by a hardy band of the fans who
braved the wintry blasts to enjoy a
fine game and one that was fought
hard to the last whistle.
The visitors had two real football
men in Grant and Hutton ond who
were the sparkplugs of the Bulldogs
in their attacks on the Platters while
Wooster, Forbes and Carey were in
the forefront of the local ball lug
ging. The veterans fo the Platter line?
checked the visitors offense until the
green shirtcd gridsters took to the
airways, making a strong bid for final
victory.
The Plattsmouth score came in the
second quarter of the game. The
Platters were held for down and then
Grant booted the ball out for -Auburn,
Carey making a nice return of
the ball. On the next play Wooster
battled through for a gain that lack
ed inches of a first down. Carey
skirted the end on the tucceeding
play for the down. Carey then tried
the visitors left end and advanced the
ball to the Auburn nineteen yard
stripe, Wooster drove his way to the
fifteen yard line and the prospects of
a touchdown drew the fans to their
feet. Wooster advanced through the
Auburn line to the twelve yard stripe
as the Platters continued their drive.
Miller then came around end for a
first down on the Auburn ten yard
marker. Wooster, hard battling full
back again responded to the call
through the left end carried the ball
to the five yard line, taking the ball
in an off tackle play in the next few
seconds over the goal line for the
touchdown, placing the Platters out
in front. Carey smashed through for
the extra point and the fcore was 7
to 0 for the locals.
The half opened with Auburn kick
ing off and a good return Ly Miller.
The Platters drew a fifteen yard pen
alty which was not so good for the
local offensive. Miller gained ba k
six yards but the downs forced a kick
which Hutton, clever and elusive
i back brought back to the mid-lield
section. It was then that the visi
tors uncorked their bag of air tricks,
that caught the Platters flat footed, ;
when Grant drove a pass to Hutton,
that fleet footed back who was over
for the touchdown for the Bulldogs.
The try for point failed and left the
Platters the margin that was later
to mean victory.
In the last quarter a well sus
tained passing attack by Auburn was
a real threat and carried t lie ball to
the riatter nine yard marker, the
visitors using a triple pass tim? after
i time for good gains. Grant, Grist and
Smith being the mainsprings of the
play.
The passing battle continued for
the rest of the game and the visitors
held the advantage until on? of their
heaves landed in the arms of Earl
Taylor to check the threat as the
game ended in a few moments.
Plattsmouth will play Blair here
on next Friday night.
The loud speaker supplied for the
game by Charles Tunnell. did a great
service and made possible all of the
spectators to keep track of the play
and players. Carl Schneider did, a
very neat job of announcing the plays
as he has a clear grasp of the game
and rules and had the play quickly
relayed to the auditors.
This feature will be continued for
the season and is one that the public
will appreciate very much.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank the many friends
for their helpfulness in securing the
prize in the "Coast to Coast" contest.
I appreciate their aid very much.
Donald Grassman.