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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1936.
NO. 87
Actual Need to
Determine Loans
to the Farmers
Need and Eligibility Will Be Deter
mining Factors, States Resettle
ment Administration Head.
Actual need and eligibility will be;
determining factors in relief grants!
issued to farmers during the coming ,
two months, it was announced Wed
nesday from regional headquarters
of the Resettlement Administration,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Following closely the announce
ment that the WPA was to drop ap
proximately 50 of the workers from
their payroll in the coming month,
Regional Director Cal A. Ward of the
Resettlement Administration said he
wished to make clear the respon
sibility of his agency for care of farm
families during the forthcoming
eight week period.
"Resettlement is not financially
able," said Mr. Ward, "to care for
the entire load recently dropped from
WPA payrolls because of inadequate
funds. We will look very closely to
the actual need of the individual
family before accepting it for a
monthly grant approximating ?20
per month. Until congress recon
venes and unless they make an addi
tional appropriation that is as far
as our limited funds will go in J
monthly grants to applicants."
Mr. Ward said that incuded in
those dropped from WPA payrolls
there were several thousand so-called
farm laborers who had gained a
minor portion of their incomes from
farming and had been eligible to
summer-time WPA project employ
ment. Such workers are not now
eligible for Resettlement grants, said
Mr. Ward. ,
"We are trying to lay down a pol
icy that will admit to our program
only those who are actually gaining
their livelihood from farming," the
regional director said. "If we dis
charge this obligation we must ex
clude those whose identity with farm
ing is casual and secondary. This
class whose status is in dispute are
most likely to find future employ
men c in industry or should be cared
for now by WPA or other relief agen
cies rather than bj- Resettlement
grants."
The problem of caring for the
multiplied thousands of needy farm
families in North and South Dakota,
Nebraska and Kansas during the se
vere winter months is one which is
occupying the attention of all re
gional and state officials of the Re
settlement Administration, Ward
said. Impossibility of obtaining
funds before any of the state legisla
tures or congress convenes creates a
'bottleneck" until after the first of
the year, it was pointed out.
"We are ready and anxious to see
to it that no farm family in actual
need suffers during that period," said
Ward, "but we are necessarily re
stricted in our operations to the
amount of money available. That is
why our average monthly grant per
farm family will be about $20. It is
hoped that after January 1st state
legislatures may see fit to appropriate
supplemental funds to increase that
monthly grant somewhat."
Meanwhile, county resettlement
supervisors throughout the four state
region are concentrating on investi
gating eligibility of farm families
dropped from WPA rolls who might
or might not qualify for Resettlement
Administration financial assistance.
MANY ENJOY BANQUET
Wednesday evening a large num
ber of the members of Nebraska
chapter No. 3 Royal Arch Masons,
were at Omaha where they attended
the banquet of the grand chapter of
Nebraska which was closing its ses
sions there.
The Masonic quartet of this city,
Messers Frank A. Cloidt, L. O. Minor,
Dr. H. G. McClusky and R. C. Cook,
gave two numbers, "Going Home"
from the "New World Symphony"
and "Lassie O'Mine." Harold Thom
of Omaha was the accompanist for
the quartet. Harold Landeryou,
grand worthy patron of the Eastern
Star, also was heard in two numbers
with Arthur Howe as the accompanist.
VISITS OLD FRIENDS
Mrs. Erma Begley of Lincoln, is ;
here to spend a few days among the
old friends in the community where
the Begley family made their home
for some twenty years. The family
has made their home in Lincoln
since the death of Judge James T-
Begley in 1934, James Jr., completing
his work in the college of law of
the University of Nebraska.
While here Mrs. Begley i3 a house
uest of Mr- and
Mrs. James G.
Mauzy and Mr' and Mrs- John
H.
Hallstrom.
Ted Hadraba
Enroute Home
from Europe
Local Young Man Has Spent Past
Three Years in Prague in
U. S. Service.
Ted Hadraba, who has for the past
three years been in Czechoslovakia,
as a representative of the United
States department of commerce, is
sailing today on a visit back to the
United States, the first opportunity
he has had of visiting his native
land since going abroad.
Mr. Hadraba after graduating
from the Plattsmouth schools, attend
ed Northwestern university where he
was an outstanding student and on
his graduation from the university
was engaged in a teaching position
for several years.
Under the arrangements among
the leading universities of the world
for the interchange of the high rank
ing graduates and teachers, Mr. Had
raba was selected as the outstanding
representative of Northwestern and
was awarded a scholarship at the
University of Prague, one of the larg
est and best of the European uni
versities. After his work at the University
of Prague he was assigned to service
in the department of commerce and
in which he has served since that
time. His work has enagled him to
make a fine study of Europe and the
general conditions of the countries.
Before sailing for home he had the
opportunity of visiting at Berlin and
also in England in the interest of the
government, spending some time in i
England.
He will visit at New York City,
Washington and with old friends at
Chicago and Evanston. Ke expects
to be home for the Christmas holi
days to spend thm with his father,
Joseph F. Hadraba, well known drug
gist, and his brother and sisters as
well as the host of old time friends.
WILL ASSIST IN DEDICATION
A number of the Plattsmouth Ma
sons are to assist in the program at
the dedication of the temple of the
Cambridge, Nebraska, Masonic lodge,
on Tuesday, December 15.
Chancellor Phillips, grand master
of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska, is
a member of the Cambridge lodge
and also a former Plattsmouth resi
dent, and the local Masons will attend
as a compliment to their former
townsman.
William A. Robertson, deputy
grand master of Nebraska will head
the delegation which will include
William F. Evers, superintendent of
the Nebraska Masonic Home, County
Judge A. H. Duxbury, and Frank A.
Cloidt. Mr. Evers will present the
pictures of the Masoific Home and
Mr. Cloidt will give the beautiful il
lustrated song, "The Holy City" as a
part of the program.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
This morning in the office of the
clerk of the district court, a petition
was filed by Mrs. Dorothy Creamer,
asking that a decree of divorce be
granted her from William Creamer.
The petition states that the par
ties were married at Plattsmouth
on October 4, 1932, that the defend
ant had failed to provide for the
plaintiff and their minor child, Pa
tricia Creamer. The plaintiff and
child have been compelled to make
their home with the parents of Mrs
Creamer.
The petition states that the de
fendant is now -a resident of Call -
fornia and has been employed but
failed to make any provision for the
care of the wife and child.
Action Brought
for Failure to Sup
port is Dismissed
Action Against Morris Stander Heard
in County Court and Decision
Rendered ior Defendant.
This morning in the county court
a hearing was had on the charge filed
against Morris Stander of near this
city, of failure to provide for his es
tranged wife and child.
Mrs. Gladys Stander some weeks
ago filed an action in the district
court through her attorneys. Lovely
and Hostetter of Omaha, asking a de
cree of divorce and for a suitable ali
mony for the care of the minor child.
At the trial of the case this morn
ing, Mr3. Stander denied signing the
petition stating that she had wished
a suit for separate maintenance, she
stating that the signature was not
written by her, altho witnessed by a
notary public. She claimed that the
defendant had not provided for her
or the minor child who were now
living with the family of Mrs. Stander
at Omaha and that she was without
means to care for herself.
Charles Eckert of Omaha, manager
of an apartment at Omaha, testified
that Mrs. Stander. had resided at his
apartment house for a week, that dur
ing thi3 time Mr. Stander had visited
there and gave her some money, say
ing, "here's ten dollars," also bring
ing in two boxes of groceries.
The mother of Mrs. Stander stated
that they were providing for Mrs.
Stander at this time and since she
had gone to Omaha from the home
here.
Mr. Stander testified that he had
provided money and also groceries for
the plaintiff and child and had been
refused permission to see their in
fant child, this being denied by the
wife who stated he had not asked to
see the child. He also testified that
he had paid hospital bills for the
plaintiff and had been visited at his
home by the attorneys for the plain
tiff, who drew an agreement to have
him pay $12 per month to the plain
tiff, grant her a divorce and pay $75
as attorney fees. This agreement had
been rejected by Mrs. Stander. Mr.
Stander also testified that he had ask-
ed his wife to return home, she had
refused, this being in the presence of
Mr. Eckert.
After the presentation of the evi
dence and the statements of the at
torneys. County Attorney W. G.
Kieck and J. H. Davis and W. A.
Robertson, for the defendant, Judge
Duxbury dismissed the action.
DEATH OF WELL KNOWN FARMER
From Thursday's Daily
John M. Kaffenberger, 52, resid
ing six miles west of this city, died
last night at the family home after
an illness of some six months when
his health first commenced to fail.
He is survived by the widow and
three children, Verner, Martha and
Elmer as well as three brothers and
four sisters, Adam, Mike and Fred
Kaffenberger, Mrs. Julius Hilflicker,
Mrs. George Stoehr, Mrs. Clarence
Meisinger and Mrs. John Kaufmann.
He was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Kaffenberger, Sr., early
day resident of the community.
SUFFERS A COLLAPSE
L. G. Todd, 63, one of the prom
inent residents of Liberty precinct,
suffered a collapse on Tuesday after
noon. Mr. Todd was in Omaha on
business and was stricken in the
lobby of the Live Stock Exchange
building in South Omaha. He was
taken to a hospital and revived, the
attack not proving serious and he
was later able to return to his home
at Union.
GREENWOOD BOYS IN NAVY
Bertrand Addison McDonald, son
of Mr. Edwin LeRoy McDonald and
Neil Eugene Marvin, son of Mr. Ly
man Coe Marvin, both of Greenwood,
Nebraska .were two of six young me,n
to be enlisted in the navy at the
navy recruiting station, Omaha, on
! December 2. They were immediately
transferred to the U. S. Naval Train
ing Station, Great Lake, Illinois, for
recruit training.
HERE FROM CHICAGO
From Friday's Daily
James Ptacek, old time resident
here, now making his home in Chi
cago, arrived this morning to spend
a few days at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Theodore Yelick. He was
accompanied by his grandson, Bueky
Marcelak, Jr. They are joining Mrs.
Ptacek and daughter, Gertrude, who
have been here for the past two
j weeks. While here Mr. Ptacek will
also visit his mother, Mrs. Mike
Warga, Sr., at Havelock.
Chamber of Com
merce Discusses
Many Subjects
Enjoy Very Pleasant Meeting at
New Quarters in the Hotel
Plattsmouth Thursday.
The Plattsmouth chamber of com
merce at their meeting on Thursday
had a very large array of subjects to
come up for discussion and covering
the civic improvement and develop
ment. Karl Groeshans, owner of the new
sales pavilion, north of this city on
highway No. 75, was a guest and
gave a very interesting talk on the
handling of the sales and the advan
tages that the new pavilion would
bring to the community.
The road question was also dis
cussed at some length both as a mat
ter cf highway improvement and
the means of labor employment. The
rock surfaced road over Wintersteen
hill was one of those talked over, the
members ' urging that the work be
pushed to completion. The highway
to the Missouri river bridge was
also discussed and it is hoped to se
cure some action on the resurfacing
of the highway.
The Chamber of Commerce is also
planning he holding- of a Happy
Hundred supper in the near future
and which will be one of the high
lights in the winter program of the
civic body.
The meeting was held following
the luncheon at the dining room of
the Hotel Plattsmouth which has just
recently been redecorated and ar
ranged and is now operated in con
nection with the Plattsmouth cafe.
PAUL PICKET DEES IN WEST
Paul Picket, former riattsmouth
boy, but for some years making his
home in Los Angeles, where he and
wife and two small children have
been making their home, died Thurs
day morning at a Los Angeles hos
pital after an illness of a number of
weeks and after undergoing an oper
ation on his brain.
Paul will be remembered as a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. Picket,
former barber of Plattsmouth, who
have been making their home In Om
aha for a number of years.
The funeral will occur at Los An
geles on Monday, December 7th. The
mother, Mrs. Rose Picket, departed
Friday morning for Los Angeles to
be present at the funeral.
Paul, who was an excellent young
man, leaves to mourn his passing the
father and mother, three sisters, one
brother, his wife and little daugh
ter. UNDERGOING EXAMINATION
Officer David Pickrel, member of
the night police force, has been at
Lincoln for the past few days under
going an examination as to his phy
sical condition. Mr. Pickrel has not
been in the best of health since his
war service and has been under
treatment for a great deal of the
time.
William Hiner has been acting as
night police with Officer Jarvis Lan
caster during the absence of Mr.
Pickrel.
RETURNS TO MINNESOTA
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Taplett. of Du
luth, Minnesota, who have been en
joying a visit of a few days at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Warga, south of this city, have re
turned to their home.
They are stopping en route at Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, where they will
visit Mr. Taplett's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Taplett.
Sleet Cuts Off
Light and Power
in Many Towns
Both Omaha and Lincoln Lines that
Supply Electric Current to
Plattsmouth Grounded.
From Saturday's Daily
Plattsmouth was faced with one of
the most inconveniencing situations
it has experienced in several years
for nearly three hours this forenoon
when electric current was cut off by
reason of the sleet storm. The high
tension power lines that converge at
the Iowa-Nebraska's sub station here
one from the company's plant at
Lincoln and the other from the Ne
Tryska Power company's plant in
Omaha, were laden with sleet and
the greatly increased weight caused
them to sag badly. In this condition,
they were swung back and forth by
the wind, coming in close enough
proximity with each other to cause
short circuits and blow the fuses at
the output control panels.
Scivice in this city was cut off at
7:30 this morning, leaving homes and
stores without lights.
Business houses and plants that
operate electric motor driven ma
chines were helpless until service
was resumed at 10:15. In offices
electric adding machines were in
active and all electric nousenom ap
pliances, coal stoker motors, etc.
were idle. Control valves on gas fur
naces also failed to function, unless
operated by hand, which is a com
paratively simple trick and many
gas furnace users had their educa
tion enhanced in the line of what to
d in an emergency of thi3 kind in
order to "keep the home fires burn
ing." The Journal office was one of the
chief sufferers due to lack of power,
as all linotypes and presses were
stilled while the current was off,
hampering- the publication of the
paper.
Officials of the light and power
cctr.pc.py were swamped with calls
from lesidents of the city whose gas
furnaces are operated by electrical
control devices and employes of the
company were busy all morning an
swering calls to turn on the furnaces
by hand and instructing owners fn
what to do in an emergency of this
kind.
The cities of Malvern, Red Oak
and Shenandoah in Iowa were also
affected by the break in the current
and small stand-by plants at Red
Oak and Shenandoah were pressed
into service to provide light and
power to their communities.
DINNER HONORS LOG SERVICE
From Saturday's Daily
A
dinner was given in Louisville
last evening honoring those who have
been active in the Methodist Sun
day school for twenty years or more.
Rev. Dickerson of Gretna was the
main speaker.
Red roses were pinned upon those
who had served forty j-ears or more.
Four people received the honor. They
were Mrs. W. A. Cleghorn, James
Stander, and Mr. and Mrs. P. A.
Jacobson, parents of Mrs. Elmer
Sundstrom. Yellow roses went to
those who had given twenty or more
years of service. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Sundstrom were among those re
ceiving recognition.
Over 60 attended the dinner at the
Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs.
Sundstrom and Vincent attended
from Plattsmouth.
GARAGE BROKEN INTO
From Friday's Daily
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was called
this morning to Avoca, the garage
of Carl Zaiser having been broken
into during the night. The burglary
was discovered when the garage was
opened for business this morning.
The amount of stuff taken from the
garage was not reported, the check
of the garage being left for the ar
rival of the sheriff.
WILL OPEN CREAM STATION
The David Cole Creamery com
pany has rented space in the build
ing just west of the L. B. Egenberger
grocery. The company will open a
cream station in the new location
land be ready for business.
HERB rOE CENS HOME
ueorge m. I'orter or Lincoln, neau
of the Nebraska Children's Home So
ciety, was here Wednesday looking
after the interests of his organization
and meeting a number of the old
friends. Mr. Porter has been en
gaged in this worthy work for the
past several years and has been most
successful in the task of handling the
society which maintains its home at
3549 Fontenelle boulevard, Omaha.
With Mr. Porter was S. M. Dunlap,
a member of the staff of the Home,
who was making his first visit to
this city.
225 Members
of Red Cross
in Plattsmouth
Tabulation Shows Ed Schulhof Lead
ing in Number Enrolled in
City with Eighty.
From Saturday's Dally
Final figures for the Plattsmouth
Red Cross roll were tabulated this
morning. 225 members show Platts
mouth the strongest supporter of the
organization in the county. Although
figures have not come in for other
towns indications are that many of!
them have raised their enrollment
from last year.
Ed Schulhof, vice chairman of the
Plattsmouth territory, has the long
est list of names on his enrollment.
He turned in a total of SO. Carl
Schneider is second with 43. Elmer
Sundstrom, chairman, has 31 names;
Lottie Rosencrans, 21; E. H. Wes
cott, 19; Frank Bestor, 17; and E. L.
McKissick, 14.
Plattsmouth may well be proud
of the fine cooperative spirit that
was dominant in the Red Cross drive
this year. All organizations support
ed the cause and aided the committee
in charge.- The city tripled any fig
ure since the World war.
Not only did the enthusiasm boost
the enrollment In Plattsmouth but
it spread to other towns in the coun
ty
Encouragement was given to the;
workers in other communties to put
forth the cause of Red Cross in an
unapologetic manner.
Every member of the committee in
Plattsmouth worked hard for the
cause and Elmer Sundstrom deserves
a great deal of credit as an organ -
lzer.
A few names came in late and have
not, as yet, been published In the
Plattsmouth Journal. They are:
D. S. Sumner
Mildred Hall
Edith Solomon
Helen Warner
Minnie Hild
John Turner
Henry Woster
Robert Fitch
Alice Hiatt
Al Olson
Veronica Glaubitz
Ruth Patton
Kenneth Schmidtt
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Mason Wall and Dale Brumbaugh,
of this city, who are at the hospital
at Sabetha, Kansas, are reported as
recovering very nicely from their se
vere burns sustained two weeks ago.
The two j-oung men were burned
very badly when the cab of the truck
in which they were riding caught fire
and trapped them in the cab. When
rescued from their dangerous situ
ation the two young men were In
very critical condition and for sev
eral days their recovery was a mat
ter of grave doubt.
They are now out of danger and
the burns are healing and it Is hoped
that they will not suffer any bad scars
from the effects of the burning of
their faces and hands.
GOES TO DAKOTA
Mrs. James E. Warga and daugh
ter, Marlyn, departed Friday for
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where
they are to enjoy a visit at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Taplett, former Plattsmouth resi
dents. Mr. Taplett is now engaged as
manager of one of the large whole
sale houses In that section of the
middle west and has a very large
territory to serve.
While in Dakota, Mrs. Warga will
-ieif hor !rnthor TIarrw TanlMr and
1 family at Tyndall.
Nehawka JJj
to Auxiliary at
All-Day Session
127 Women Attend Meetings of Dis
trict 12 12 Women Present
from Plattsmouth.
From. Thursday's Daily
Mrs. II. H. Dudley will again head
the American Legion Auxiliary of
the twelfth district it was decided at
the 15th annual convention held 'in
Nehawka yesterday. Mrs. E. A. Nutz
man of Nehawka was elected vice
president and Mrs. Herman Thomas
of Nebraska City, a member of the
board. Mrs. Thomas is formerly of
Plattsmouth.
Awards
Nehawka received the traveling
gavel thi3 year as an award for first
place in the membership quota. The
Margaret Armandson cup was award
ed for the increase in membership.
Hickman took it with an increase of
25 Tc
Adams-Schellinger post of Nebras
ka City won the set of flags which
were given as the history prize.
Plattsmouth won honorable mention
in history.
Talks on National Defense
Mrs. Robert Armstrong, national
defense chairman, urged national
defense as a protection against war
in her talk late yesterday afternoon.
She said, "We must have protection
against warfare police protection
against lawless and aggressive na
tions. . . . We realize the cost of be
ing prepared but we also realize the
cost of being unprepared." "
She urged the passage of the Uni
versal Service Act which would at
tempt to take the profits out of war.
The speaker also emphasized the im
portance of building up an anti-war
psychology.
"Wars of the rresent day are
fought by class against class, not by
nation against nation," she said,
"We must remove those who are here
to incite discord. Education of our
youth is our only security."
Urges Junior Enrollment
Mrs. Franklin Bowersox, depart-
ment president, urged the enrollment
of junior members in the posts of the,
district. She also explained the
three point Fidac program. She
! gave a great deal of praise to Lorena
Hahn, national
president from Ne-
braska.
Mrs. Clyde Krause, vice commander
of the American Legion, brought
greetings from the legion and encour
aged closer cooperation between the
two groups. She cited the auxiliary
as the support to the legion.
Child Welfare Discussed
Mrs. Elsie Diers, national child
welfare chairman spoke of the his
tory of the development of the child
welfare department. The first pro
grams after the war were planned
for men and then plans were discuss
ed for their dependents. In 1925 the
big legion child welfare program was
started with emphasis on education,
legislation, and local relief. The de
partment i3 encouraging in all edu
cational programs tle trailing of chil
dren toward better parenthood and
homemaking. She also spoke of the
area conference to be held in Omaha
January 15 and 10.
Other Speakers
Mrs. C. E. McGlasson, member of
the national rehabilitation board,
told of the work of the board and
urged the support by the women.
She emphasized the poppy sales.
Greetings were brought from the
American Legion by II. Hook who
spoke briefly concerning equipment
at the veterans hospital in Lincoln.
He is manager of the veterans ad
ministration. W. H. Andresen, vet
eran replacement officer and R. C.
Patterson, department adjutant also
spoke briefly of membership in the
legion. Henry Kirz, service officer,
and Vern Taylor, department com
mander were also visitors at the
woman's session.
Morning Program
Advance of the colors uy pages
Maurine Cisney and Ruth Lundberg
of Nehawka, Eloise Muir of Milford.
Mrs. D. S. Trump of Utica, Mrs. H.
C. Hansen of Cordova, Mrs. Ethel
Broekema of Hickman, and Mrs. Lola
Copenhaver of Syracuse opened the
morning program
Hrs. H. L. Gayer
Continued on page four.