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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937.
no. 100
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Flu Decline is
Shown in Rising
School Enrollm't
Less Than 20 Per Cent of Students in
Grades Absent as Week Opens;
All Teachers Return
After many schools in the city re
rorted as many as half the students ! fracture had been sustained. Mr. Jel
absent Friday, it is quite a relief tojiJ-ck however has regained conscious-Pt-e
that less than 20 per cent arejness and seems to be rallying nicely
absent today. Teachers who were ill from the injuries.
l:.st week are able to be on the job
ai:ain.
Local doctors are also looking upon
the flu situation optimistically. The
majority of the cases are not severe.
Seme of the cases have developed
into pneumonia among old people
and among babies. It seems as
tnrough the cases are declining this
week in general.
Flattsmouth's high school had a
?." per cent attendance last week.
irg. Some have been out a week oriSr'r Arthur Willert, British Jour-
r ere. J
In Central building, Miss Helen i
I 'all reports six of her 33 pupils ab-j
stnt; Miss Amelia Martens has six of
22 absent; Miss Helen Farley, three
oi 22 absent: Miss Stlma Diehm, six
of 22 absent; Miss Evelyn Lee, five'
of 22 absent: Miss Rose Prohaska.
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seven of 37 absent; Miss Dorothy J
Clock, eight of 33 absent; Miss Agnes
Muenster, three of 2S absent; Miss
Marie Nolting. four of 29 absent.
Columbian had 21 students absent.
Five of the 21 pupils in Miss Mar
garet Iverson's room were absent;
nine of the 3 6 in Miss Birdie Mae
Johnson's room; and seven of the 34
in Miss Berniece Wieland's room.
Miss Margaret Bauer in Winter
er een had six of 17 absent and Miss
Carnet Clare had five of the 29 en
rollment ill.
First Ward, taught by Miss Yvonne
King, had S of the 27 absent today
and Mercerville, taught by Mrs. Zella
Traudt. had five of the 13 absent.
In junior high enrollment shows
quite a good attendance. Miss Helens Snie that evening.
I erry had only two of the 3 4 en-! Sir Willert is internationally re
rolled absent in SA; Clark Boggess ! cognized as a distinguished diplomat
had five of 34 absent in SB; Dow 'and newspaper man. He holds de-
Armstrong had 7 of 41 absent from
7A ; and Miss Lois Brandhorst had
nuie of the 44 absent from 7B.
ATTENDS FRIGID AIRE MEET
Jess F. Warga, local representative
oT the rrigidaire division of the Gen
eral Motors Sales corporation, was
at Omaha Monday to attend a meet
ing of the dealers of Nebraska.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
over the sales of the year and the
promise of the future for even
g"eatcr results.
Ellsworth Gilbert, Dayton, Ohio,
zone manager, was one of the prin
cipal speakers and brought the mes
sage of promise for a great year for
business.
Gilbert, accompanied by a number
of executives from the Frigidaire
h"adquarters. said that the 4 mil-
I'.oneth Frigidaire had been produced
a few days ago.
He is conducting the annual meet
ing at Omaha as the preliminary to
launching of 1937 activities. M. S.
Livingston, president. Major Appli
ance company, distributors of Frigi
daire products in this area, was chair
man of the meeting.
"By selling more than a half mil
lion units i:i 1936," Gilbert said,
"our organization broke its own re
cord as the largest producer in the
industry. Every indication is that
1937 offers promise of being even
better from a sales standpoint. We
have based our proposed advertising
p.nd selling programs on these fac
tors." HAVE PLEASANT MEETING
The East Fourth Ward Improve
ment club met Tuesday evening at
the school house, a very good repre
sentation of the members being in
a; tendance. The meeting was pre
sided o-rr by Frank Rice, vice-president.
The members discussed plans for
the extension of the WPA work on
V. inU-rsteen hill and w hich w ill be
taken up later. It is hoped to have
a meeting of the club soon and at
which all of the residents on the hill
cm be represented.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The reports from Lincoln are to
the effect that Charles Jelintk, for
n'.er Plattsmouth man, was doing
very well at the St. Elizabeth hos
pital at Lincoln. Mr. Jelinek was in
jured Friday night when he stepped
from a curb on one of the principal
streets of Lincoln, being struck by a
rassir.g car and hurled to the pav-
i :i pr. He was taken to the hospital
where it was found that a slight
The injured man is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Jelinek of this city
and is well known to many friends
here.
Charter Day
to be Celebrated
February 15 th
r.alist, Diplomat, to Speak
for Occasion.
A University of Nebraska Char
ter day program full of interest to
friends of the institution is being
Panned for Feb.
IT.. While detailed
Plans are still ueing lormuiateu,
those in charge announce that the
address of Sir Arthur Willert, cele-
brated English journalist, will be the
chief item of interest. As usual
alumni groups thruout the state and
nation are arranging programs in
honor of the occasion. Many of them
will feature addresses by faculty
members of the university.
As a prolog to Charter day festiv
ities here, he university symphony
orchestra. Raymond Reed director,
will present a public program at the
coliseum the afternoon of Feb. 14.
Monday, Feb. 15, will be given over
to special dinners and programs, and
a3 a climax to the day's activity,
alumni and guests will attend the
Kansas State-Nebraska basketball
trrees from Oxford university and was
head of the publicity department of
the British foreign office from 1920
to 1935. From 1910 to 1920 he was
the Washington correspondent for
the London Times. He is expected to
lecture on the subject, "Europe,
19 37." He will give a survey of the
European situation based upon first
hc'.nd investigation during the sum
mer and fall of 1936.
I. 0. 0. F. INSTALLS
From Wednesday's Daily
C. S. Sutton was installed as
noble grand for a six month period
ct the I. O. O. F. No. 7 at the meet
ing last evening. H. L. Kruger was
n.ade vice grand. H. M. Lillie w ill
serve during the next year as treas
urer and Roy Olson as secretary.
District deputy grand master, H.
pi - Whitebread, and four fellow mem-
bers of the Louisville lodge formed
the installing team. Members of the
F.ebekah lodge were guests at the
meeting.
Appointive officers named were:
Warden, Geo. W. Hall; Chaplain,
Noble Grand. H. M. Lillie ; Left Sup
porter to Noble Grand, Byron Gold
ing; Right Suppter to Vice Grand, F.
K. Mumm; Left Supporter to Vice
Crand, Ordell Hennings; Inside
Guardian, John Alwin; Outside
Guardian, John F. Bates; Right
Scene Supporter, H. M. Soennichsen;
Left Scene Supporter, R. B. Tomp
kins. Mr. Geo. W. Hall was also installed
a a trustee for a term of three
years.
BREAKS RIB IN FALL
Philip Hirz, manager of the meat
department in Carl's market, slipped
Sunday evening on the ice and struck
a tree, breaking one rib and crack
ing another. He was going to work
when the accident occurred in front
of his home
He had a good deal of pain last
night but is some better today. The
injured bones are on his left side.
For Quality Job Printingcall protect some chlldren rm frost bit
phone No. 6. itJn toes tnis "winter.
County Funds
Fall Off Heavily
in Past Year
Cash Balance Falls Of $73,881.47
from a Year Ago Nearly Half
Goes to Pay School Bonds
Although Cass county's cash bal
ance on hand was nearly $74,000 be
low that of a year ago, on December
31st, the condition of most of the
various funds remains stationery.
Nearly $37,000 of that reduction
represents school district bond funds
held by the county treasurer a year
ago. which have since been expended
in the payment of bonds or turned
over to the districts to invest in gilt
edge securities drawing interest un
til needed to meet their respective
bond obligations.
Those funds in which the most
sizeable reductions in balance are
shown, include:
County Highway fund, reduced
from $11,043.11 to $3.S74.C3.
County Bridge fund reduced from
$17,963.37 to $15,221.66.
District Road fund reduced from
$20,901.15 to $1S,2S4.32.
First Commissioner Road fund re
duced from S6.25S.92 to $1,044.46.
Second Commissioner Road fund
reduced from $3,769.61 to $2,357.23.
Third Commissioner Road fund re
duced from $4,S1S.S5 to $979.30.
First Commissioner Drag fund re
duced from $4,522.93 to $2,734.55.
Second Commissioner Drag fund
reduced from f S.06S.59 to $1,309.13.
Third Commissioner Drag fund re
duced from $6,371.01 to $3, 149. S3.
District School fund reduced from
$63,990.95 to S59.59S.74.
The reduction in most of the road
fund balances has been brought about
through the carrying on of WFA pro
jects for rock surfacing farm to mar
ket roads, part of the cost of which i9
paid from county funds, while the
federal government has paid wages
of the various employees, most of
whom would have been on relief rolls
had they not been given work.
Mothers' Pension. Poor Relief and
Soldiers' Relief funds all carry bal
ances considerably larger than a year
ago, and the Old Age Assistance fund.
established during the past year, has
a good balance on hand to start off
the new year according to the an
nual report of the county treasurer
published a few days ago.
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
From Wednesday's Daily
J. D. Graves, prominent resident
of Peru and brother of Judge Charles
L. Graves and Mrs. Mary Burnett of
this city, is very gravely ill at an
Omaha hospital where he has been
for several days. Mr. Graves was
taken to Omaha for treatment as he
has been a sufferer for several years
from a heart ailment. He was taken
with pneumonia and which with his
heart weakness and advanced age
n'akes his case very critical. Tues
day Judge Graves and Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Graves were at Omaha to visit
with the brother and uncle.
This morning at an early hour he
was reported as failing very rapidly
and the result of the outcome of his
case a matter of grave doubt.
SODALITY ELECTS
From Tuesday's Daily
The sodality of the Holy Rosary
church met last evening at the
cLuhch parlors where a fine group of
the young ladies of the church were
in attendance. The members held
their annual election of officers, the
following being selected:
Prefect Miss Lillian Chovanec.
Vice-Prefect Miss Dorothy Svo
boda. Secretary-Treasurer Miss Eleanor
Swatek.
The members also enjoyed a short
talk by the Very Rev. Adolph M.
Mosler, pastor of the church.
CONTRIBUTES TO FUND
Some generous responses liave been
made to calls for the shoe fund.
j The Fetzer Shoe company brought
fve new Pair of rubbers and two
slightly used pair of galoshes to the
J(,urnal ofi'e morning. These
are going to help a great deal to
THEODORE CARROL DIES
Mrs. Glen Vallery attended the
funeral services of her uncle. Theo
dore Carrol, at Waco last Tuesday.
Mr. Carrol died at the age of SI after
a short illness.
Theodore Carrol was born in An
drew county, Missouri, and when
three years of age moved to Nehawka.
Nebraska. He grew to manhood in
this county and was married to Ida
Kiavil at Factoryville on June 24.
1S75. Some years later the family
moved to a farm near Waco. In 1915
they retired and have lived in Waco
since that time.
Mr. Carrol visited in Plattsmouth
it the Glen Vallery home last July.
He leaves his widow and live chil
dren, all living near Waco. Services
vera held both at the home and at
the church last week.
Nels Anderson,
Nehawka Busi
ness Man. Dies
Identified vtith Business Life of That
Community for Past Nineteen
Years Funeral Today.
From Tuesday's Daily
This afternoon at hi3 late home at
Nehawka vas held the funeral ser
vices for Nels Anderson, 72. for nine
teen years a business man of Ne
hawka and one of the best known
residents of the community.
Mr. Anderson died Sunday of
pneumonia, having suffered lor the
past week, altho he has been a suf
ferer from a heart ailment for the
past several years. Rev. R. Beckman
of Dunbar officiated at the services
at the home and John Hansen gave
two of the old hymns.
The burial was at the Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery, the pall bearers being
old time friends and associates.
George Hansen, Delbert Switzer,
Vilas Sheldon, Dan Anderson, Albert
Johnson and Marcus Nelson.
Mr. Anderson was born in Nalmo.
Sweden, in 1S64 and came to this
country in 1SS7. He has been a resi
dent of Nebraska for 35 years. Be
fore moving to Nehawka he was in
business a. Weeping Water.
He was confirmed in the Lutheran
church and was a member of the
Masonic lodge.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Lena Rood Anderson, a step-son, Guy
Rood of Sterling. Neb., a brother,
Andrew Anderson of Craston, Mass.,
and one sister who livei in Sweden.
FUNERAL OF PIONEER I0WAN
From Wednesday's Daily
Today at Glenwood is being held
the funeral services for Paul Haynie.
S7, a lifelong resident of Mills coun
ty.
Mr. Haynie is well known to a
large number in Cass county as mem
bers of his family have resided here
and his son, Ralph Haynie, made his
home in and near this city for a
number of years.
Mr. Haynie was engaged in farm
ing for the greater part of his life,
but in the last ten years he has made
his home in Glenwood and enjoyed
the fruits of the years of toil. He
was taken with pneumonia and pass
ed away Monday night after a short
illness.
He is survived by his widow, El
vira, to whom he was married sixty
two years ago in Iowa, three sons.
Wood Haynie, Los Angeles, Charles
and Ralph J., of Omaha. One brother,
Columbus Haynie of Birchwood, Wis
consin, eight grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
Sunday morning Miles U. Porter,
52, passed away at the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home where he has resided
since December 4, 1935.
Mr. Porter was born at Ulysses,
December 14, 1884, hi3 parents being
early settlers there.
He has spent his lifetime in the
central and western parts of Ne
braska and for some time was en
gaged in ranching as "well as rail
roading. He was admitted to the home from
Hyanni3 ledge No. 234, of which he
was a member in December 1935 and
has for several months been In fail
ing health.
Knights Templar
Install Officers
for Coming Year
V. A Robertson, Grand Junior War
den. Installing Officer Ward
Whalen Commander.
Mt. Zion commandery No.
Knights Templar held their install
ation of ofiicers on Monday evening
at the asylum in the Masonic build
ing. William A. Robertson, grand junior
wnrden of the grand commandery of
Nebraska, served as the installing
officer and William F. Evers, past
commander as the marshal.
The officers installed were as fol
lows: Commander Ward Whalen.
Generalissimo W. H. Wehrbein.
Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt.
Recorder Frank L. Barkus.
Prelate R. C. Cook.
Senior Warden Clyde H. Graves.
Standard Bearer Roy O. Cole.
Sword Bearer Warren lulene.
Warder L. L. Horton.
Sentinel L. L. McCarty.
Judge A. H. Duxbury, captain gen
eral and Don Seiver, junior warden,
vore unable to be present and will
be installed at the next meeting of
the commandery.
Following the installation the
members enjoyed a very delightful
luncheon before departing for their
homes.
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
WAR VETERAN WRITES
In sending money for renewal of
his subscription to the Daily Journal,
Frank A. J. Miller, charter member
of the local American Legion post,
tells something of conditions at the
Veterans' Home located at Wads
worth, Kansas (near Leavenworth),
where he has been the past few years.
Frank says they have ten inches of
snow there and with the arrival of
cold weather the home has been fill
ing up rapidly. A total of 1.S00 ser
vice men reside there. Ward No. 2
has been placed under quarantine on
account of a smallpox nare and at
the time he wrote he said the entire
hospital might have to undergo vac
cination, but would not include men
like himself, who are quartered in
the barracks.
Frank sent some interesting clip
pings, one in particular, which out
lines in detail the procedure for gain
ing admittance to a Veterans' hos
pital or home and tells just who is
eligible, that we hope to find space
to publish during the next week or
ten days, for the information and
guidance of Cass county veterans.
Frank says: "The Journal brings
me the home news from up there and
I get much pleasure out of it." He
asks to be remembered to the old
friends here, being one of the dis
abled young men of 1917-18 who an
swered their country's call and did
their part to win the war. He has
spent many long weary days in hos
pitals and homes, but receives an al
lowance sufficient for ordinary needs
and splendid care in the home at
Wadsworth, where he can be reached
by mail addressed to Barracks No.
9, Soldiers Home, Wadsworth, Kan
sas. Although they have posts of the
Legion. Vets of Foreign Wars and
Disabled Veterans there, he prefers
to retain his membership in the Le
gion post here.
HOLD FUNERAL SERVICES
From Monday's Daily
Thie afternoon at the Horton fun
eral home. Seventh and Vine streets,
the funeral services for John G.
Rinearson, a resident of the Nebraska
Masonic Home was held. There were
a large number of the residents of
the home and friends in attendance
to pay their last tributes to the de
parted. Rev. V. C. Wright, pastor of the
First Methodist church, gave the ser
mon and brought the word of the
scriptures to' the bereaved family.
During the services Frank A. Cloidt
gave two numbers, "Saved by Grace"
and "Peace Wonderful Peace."
The Masonic services were also
hld at the funeral home and the in
terment made at the Oak Hill ceme
tery in the Masonic plot.
Phone news Items to No. 6.
CHARLES B. PAGE DIES
Chprles B. Page, SO, one of the
residents of the Nebraska Masonic
Home who has been ill for the past
few days from pneumonia, died Tues
day at the infirmary at the Home.
Mr. Page was born June 7, 1S50,
at Somerset, Maine, and in fi is long
lifetime has traveled over a great
deal of the United States, coming
from California to Syracuse, Nebras
ka, where he resided in recent years.
He entered the Masonic Home April
9, 1935, admitted from Mt. Moriah
lodge No. 57, with Mrs. Page.
Mr.-. Page is surviving but is very
criticallv ill at the Home at this
time.
The body was taken to the Horton
funeral home and later will be taken
to Syracuse where the funeral ser
vices will be held.
Oldest Mason
in Nebraska Dies
Here Today
Albert Baker, 93, a Mason Since 1865.
Passes Away at Nebraska
Masonic Home.
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning at the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home, Albert Baker, 93. the
oldest Mason in the state of Nebras
ka, passed away after an illness or
a few days. He has been gravely ill
fcr the past two days and at his ad
vanced age there was little hope held
for his recovery.
Mr. Baker was born September 18,
1843, at Manchester, Indiana, where
his youth was spent and there his
parents made their home until death
a great many years ago.
Coming to the west Mr. Baker has
spent his years in cattle buying and
farming and at which he was quite
succeKsful. He has been a resident
of Nebraska for many years and was
admitted to the Masonic Home Jan
uary 15, 1929 from Oliver lodge No.
?.S or Seward.
Mr Baker was honored in 1935
with the award of the Jordan gold
medal as the oldest Mason in the
state, he having been raised in Ma
sonry in 1865 and has continued a
member of the order through all of
the years. At the time of the award
at Omaha, Mr. Baker made the trip
and took part in the rrogram despite
Ms advanced years.
He is survived by one son. Albert
Paker, Jr., of Pamora, Nebraska.
The body was taken to Seward
this morning where the funeral ser
vices will be held and the interment
made at the Utica cemeterv.
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AT ROTARY
Two interesting autobiographies
were given by members of Rotary at
the luncheon Tuesday noon. Elmer
Suudstrom told of his life. He was
born in Sweden and came to this
country while a young man. He came
to Chicago, then took a job in Weep
ing Water. He has lived in this
county since he was 19. Mr. Sund
strom came to Plattsmouth during
the past year.
Nels Westerlund was the second
new member to give his life history.
Mr. Westerlund was born in Omaha
then lived in Iowa a number of years.
He also came to riattsmouth about
a year ago.
George Jaeger, the Rubinoff of the
Rotary, gave "To a Wild Rose" by
McDowell and "Lights Out" as vio
lin solos. John Frady sang "I'll Take
You Home Again Kathleen." Two
numbers, "HoneyTown" and "Bells
of St. Mary," were presented by
Frank Cloidt. Roy Knorr, George
Jaeger and John Frady. E. II. Wes
cott accompanied.
William Baird had charge of the
program. Group singing was led by
Dr. R. P. Westover.
HAVE MANY FILINGS
While the new year has brought
a drouth in filings in many of the
offices at the court house, that of
Clerk of the District Court C. E.
Ledgway, has been kept busy in filing
and entering the cases. There has
been eleven filed since the first of
tne year, these being largely fore
closures and suits to quiet title with
a few divorce petitions to make out
the list.
N. S. D. Stops
Victory March
of the Platters
Omaha School Plays Eest Game So
Far This Season Against Blue
and White to Win 25-20.
The meeting of the Plattsmouth
basketball quintet and that of the
Nebraska School for the Deaf at
Omaha Tuesday night, brought to
gether two undefeated teams in the
present season, but the result left
the Omaha five the winner 2." to 20.
In the first four minutes cf play,
t!ie Nebraska Deaf scored eighteen
points and were then held soreless
to the half time that ended IS to 7
fr the Omaha crew.
The downfall of the locals was
the unerring shots of Russell Daugh
erty, forward of the Deaf, who rang
the hoop five times for his team to
mass ten points against the Platters.
In the last quarter the Platters
made a desperate bid for victory and
Raymond Wooster sustained his scor
ing record to plant four field goals,
but the time was not sufficient to
close the margin between the two
teams and left the "Dummies" the
v inner.
Wooster, Seitz and Falk were the
only Platters to score from the field.
Miller made two free tosses good in
addition ot the free shots of Woos
ter, Falk and Seitz.
The game was the fifth victory of
the year for Nebraska Deaf and the
first defeat of the Platters in their
regular scheduled game, altho they
had dropped a holiday frolic to the
alumni.
The Nebraska City quintet will tie
here Friday night to play, both the
first and second teams coming to fur
nish an evening of flashy basketball.
The box score of the game was
as follows:
Plattsmouth
FO FT PF TP
-4 1 0 9
-2 1 1 5
0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 2 0 2
. 0 0 0 0
1 2 1 4
7 6 2 20
FG FT FF TP
- 5 0 3 10
4 0 3 S
. 0 0 1 0
. 0 1 2 1
3 0 3
. 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
12 1 12 23
Seitz. f
Rebal, f
McCarroll. c
McCarty. c 0
Miller, g
For be?, g
Falk, g
N. S. D.
Daugherty. f 5
Mauler, f
Warford. f
Dagenhar't, c
Steskal, g 3
Rosenblatt, g
Eggleston, g
Aurler. g
HEAR BISHOP OXNAM
AT OMAHA MEETING
From Tuesday's Daily
Seventeen drove to Omaha last
evening to hear the address by
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam at the
Ditz Memorial Methodist church.
The meeting was a gathering of the
voung people of the Epworth Leagues
cf Omaha and vicinity.
As the theme of his talk, the
bifhop chose the story of the keys of
the tower of London. He spoke of
tlie k-y of knowledge or the under
standing mind, the key of the warm
heart, and the key of determined will
as those which would unlock the
heart of the one whom would be
won to Chiist.
The program was given in honor
of ''Win my chum week." James
Crocker played the organ prelude
and Miss Catherine Loseke gave scrip
ture reading. Rev. Willard Chambers
offered prayer. A duet was given by
Mrs. Laura E. Hudson and Mrs. Dor
etta Nordstrom.
Thse attending were Judge and
Mrs. A. H. Duxbury. Mr. and Mrs.
F. H. Wescott. Elmer Sundstrom.
Rev. V. C. Wright, and eleven mem
bers of the Plattsmouth Epworth
League.
WILL HOLD COURT
District Judge W. G. Kieck is to
hold court on Thursday at Papillion
and on Friday and Saturday will be
at Nebraska City to take up matters
In the court there. Since taking of
fice Judge Kieck has teen very busy
clearing up the small matters that
have been pending In court for some
time.