Ncbr. State E!stoiical Society
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VOL. NO. iin
PLATTSMOUTH, NEERASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1937.
NO. 9
Sou
Tarkio Students
Present Program
at High School
Quartet of Young Men and Soloist
Give Offerings and Robert Foster
Patterson a Short Talk.
The Flattsmouth high school stu-.
dent body had a very pleasant treat
afforded them on Wednesday after-!
noon in the visit of the Tarkio col- j
lege male quartet, Sam Brown of J
Shenandoah, Iowa, soloist and Robert
Foster Fatterson, teacher of history
at Tarkio and former Plattsmouth
high school principal. '
The quartet was composed of
Charles Lunan. St. Louis, first tenor;
Theo Paul, Tarkio, second tenor;
"Wesley Whitehouse, Kansas City,
baritone and Merle Strom, Shenan
doah, bass. The quartet gave several
selections that gave fine range for
their voices and demonstrating their
high standing in the smaller college
musical groups of the central west.
Mr. Brown gave several numbers
also that was very much enjoyed by
the students.
Mr. Patterson, who left the local
school two years ago for Tarkio, re
ceived a great ovation from the stu
dents of the school as he appeared on
the platform, many still in the school
having been under his tutorship. Mr.
Patterson gave a few words of greet
ing to the old friends and students
and also a store of humor that is so
characteristic of "Pat" as he is best
known here.
Donald Cotner, Plattsmouth stu
dent at Tarkio, was with the party
and brought greetings from the other
members of the Tlattsmouth group at;
the Missouri college.
FEDERATION OFFICERS NAMED
From Thursday's Dally
Officers for the Presbyterian fed
eration were named for the year of
1937-38 at the meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Sterling Ingwersen will
act as president again. Mrs. John
Wolff is first vice president; Mrs.
Henry Nolting, second vice president;
Mrs. L. L. McCarty, assistant.
Mrs. Will Robertson is the new,
secretary and Mrs. Robert Cappell.j
treasurer. Mrs. L. O. Minor will act j
as missionary chairman; Mrs. Ralph j
Wehrbein, secretary of mission study
and literature; Mrs. G. L. Farley,
secretary of stewardship and spiritual,
life: Miss Caroline Baird, secretary!
of White Cross; and Mrs. Raymond'
Larson, secretary of children's work.!
Mrs. H. G. McClusky was named an
ex-officio member of the federation.:
Installation will take place at
April meeting.
Mrs. L. O. Minor had charge of
the missionary program yesterday.
Mrs. Wiley Sigler gave a paper on
the Kamerun of Africa and Mrs. Wm.
Robertson reported on the medical
work in the Spanish Guiana.
Mrs. Wm. Schmidtman was named
chairman of the Easter flower sale.
Dr. McClusky announced the dedi
cation to be held March 14 and organ
recital, March 12.
Musical selections were given by
Harriet Goos, vocal; Rachel Robert
son, viola; Margaret Vallery, vocal;
and Jean Knorr, piano.
Seventy-five women were served
by the hostesses, circle 5.
RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA
Merritt Patton, who has been en
joying a visit here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Patton, as well
as other relativs and friends, depart
ed Thursday evening for Sacramento,
California. Mr. Patton i3 engaged
there with an engineering force
working on the Sacramento river and
has been there for the past several
months. He is very much delighted
with the west coast country.
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EN ROUTE TO
VF0RSIA
iiooeri w nite ot tb ity now en
route to the west coa. has sent
word to the friends here that he is
having a very pleasant time and made
Oklahoma City on the first day of
the journey. He is to visit at Los
Angeles with his friend, William Gal
loway and other former Nebraskans
who are now located in that locality.
Ke may decide to locate In southern
California.
VISIT SISTER AT CHICAGO
from Thursdays Taily
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McMaken and
son, Joe III, and Mrs. Ralph Wiles
returned last evening from a trip to
Chicago where they visited a sister,
Mrs. Robert Hill. They went to Chi
cago last Friday and spent a week
of sightseeing in the city. Among
interesting points visited were a
duplicate of a coal mine, China town,
a trip on the lake in the cold weather,
etc. They found ice-covered roads
through Iowa on the way to Chicago
and had to detour going into Chicago
because of water covering the pave
ment at a depth of four feet.
Preparing to Open
New Store Here
Termer Farmers State Bank Build
ing Being Made Ready for
Gamble Store Opening
A new service for Plattsmouth
and the surrounding territory will
be introduced Friday, March 12th,
with the opening of the new Gam
ble Store Agency here in the form
er Farmers State Bank building.
Rex York, manager of the new
store, moved to Plattsmouth this
I week and has been busy getting fix
! tures installed and the stock ready
for the opening.
Mr. York was formerly connect
ed with the Gamble store in Glen
wood. Iowa, before deciding to lo
cate in Plattsmouth.
This store will carry the complete
Gamble line of merchandise, being
one of the more than 1,500 Gamble
stores now in operation throughout
the country. Merchandise handled
includes auto supplies, tires, radios,
refrigerators, batteries, sport goods,
oils and greases and hardware.
Although the new store i3 a mem
ber of the large Gamble organiza
tion, it is independently owned and
operated.
j Mr. York is arranging for adver
jtising space in the Journal and will
: follow the well known Gamble Store
! policy cf keeping his values before
I the public through the medium of
j newspaper advertising.
SOCIAL CIRCLE CLUB
The February meeting of the Social
Circle club was held at the home ol
Mrs. Martin Sporer, who was assist
ed by Mrs. Joe Martis, Sr., and Mrs.
John Hobscheidt. It being an all day
meeting everyone came with a cover
ed dish that provided the means of a
wonderful dinner. The members of
the families of the members were in-
thelvited to join in the event and all
appreciated the fine dinner provided.
The members of the group later en
joyed card games.
The business meeting of the club
was opened with the Lord's prayer
while later matters of importance
were taken up. The club members
decided to bring to the next meet
ing articles of clothing that might be
donated to the Red Cross for the
benefit of the needy. The club lead
ers then took charge of the meeting
and the lesson on the keeping of re
cords of food consumption were
much appreciated. The achievement
day of the club will be observed at
the Lewiston community center with
a party to be held on the afternoon
of April Sth.
There were four visitors present
Mrs. A. D. Asch, Mrs. Joe Martis
Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Thomp
son.
j The next meeting will be at the
! home of Mrs. W. A. Cook, March
) 25th
Mrs. Joe Martis, Jr., was taken in
as a member of the club and received
a very cordial welcome to the meet
ing. TAKEN TO MISSOURI
From Thursday's Daily
Thi3 morning Ira Clinkenbeard de
parted for Bethany, Missouri, taking
with him his aged father who has
been here for several months. The
elder Mr. Clinkenbeard has been ill
in recent weeks and desired to re
turn to his old home in northwest
Missouri, and accordingly the trip
was arranged. His condition was
such that it was necessary to have
him taken to Bethany in the Horton
I ambulance.
Junior Baseball
Program Assured
in Plattsmouth
j
Thru Co-Operation of Recreational i
Directors, Legion to Sponsor !
Strcnz Diamond Team.
i
From Friday's Dally j
Active sponsorship of Legion Jun- j
lor Baseball in Plattsmouth during : and pride in family, school, commun-1 tournament, the Platters made a tass county commanuer, n.e ousi
the coming summer was assured at jty an(j nation, willingness to sacri-; strong bid for vic tory but failed by j ncss session will be followed by an-
last night's Legion meeting, when i ncG seif for them, and to take the the narrow margin of two scores, Fre
after hearing the plan outlined by nf nllotriance. and creditable mont winning 22 to 21.
!
rainer iu. .Mci-auuen, ot Syracuse,
state Legion Junior Baseball chair-j
man and proffered assistance in the
training of the teams and handling
the equipment as part of the Recrea
tion program now under way here,
the members voted for the appoint
ment of a committee to take the
matter up at once. This committee
is composed of Fred Herbster, chair- j
man, Frank Rebal and Fred Lugsch. Gavin pamer, Alice Hirz, Jack Bar
The committee is empowered to fur- j --, jnTT1pe Kanrlin to Represent
nish necessary playing equipment
balls, bats and catcher's parapher
nalia, while fielders' gloves will be
furnished by the individual boys
participating in the rrogram.
Direction of the program will be
in the hands cf Mr. Luttman, form
erly of Fairbury, but now located in
Cass county as Recreational athletic
supervisor. Prior to serving several
years as athletic coach in Nebraska
high schools, Luttman attended the
State Normal College at Peru, where
he won his letters in athletic com
petition. He is rated as a good all
aiound athiete and a
particularly
good baseball coach, and the boys j
who engage in this line of sport un- j
der his direction should be able to;
develop playing ability by midsea-j
son that will enable them to take
their share of the intercity games -
that may be scheduled.
The plan is to take a large num
ber ol boys at the beginning and out
of the different practice teams, pick !
the team that will represent Platts- i
mouth in the Legion district tour
nament to be held during the lat
ter part of the regular playing sea
son. District winners will enter the
state tournament, state winners to
enter the regional tournaments and
finally regional winners to meet in
national comnetition in what is
known as the "little World Series
Other Business Transacted
The Tree
Planting committee, of
which County Judge Duxbury is
chairman, reported having the mat
ter up with the State Highway De
partment and asked further time to
complete their report and recommen
dations. The April meeting will probably
be an open session, with business
men and otntr citizens oi tne com
iiiunity invited as guests. A number
Df brief speeches will be arranged,
ogether with the showing of Safe
Driving motion pictures, as part of
the nation-wide Legion sponsored
campaign to reduce the death toll
being taken by auto accidents.
FLORIDA NEWS
Robert L. Propst has returned to
his home in Lake Worth, Fla., from
the Brantley hospital where he is re
covering from a serious illness.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wayne Propst and
children, Kathleen, Spencer and
Richard of Jacksonville, spent several
days with Mr. Propst.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sindelar and
daughter, Kathryn Mae, have return
ed to Omaha after spending a six
weeks vacation in the south. The
Sindelars and Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Propst spent a week-end in Havana,
Cuba as guests of Mrs. M. D. Baughn.
Palm Beach Post.
AGED LADY INJURED
Mrs. Mary B. Allison, of Union, a
resident here for a number of years,
was found at her home in Union
Tuesday very seriously injured.
Mrs. Allison lives alone at the
home on Main street in Union and
friends found her Tuesday suffering
from severe burns below the knees
caused by scalding. The accident that
caused the injury occurred on Mon
day when boiling water spilled on
the aged woman and caused the
burns.
Relatives were notified of the accident.
RECEIVES D. A. R. HONOR
Miss Mary Jane Mark, senior in ;
the Plattsmouth high school, has been j
awarded the Ruth Bryan Owen good j
citizenship contest honor for the;
Plattsmouth chapter. Miss Mark was!
chosen by the senior class upon the
basis of dependability, punctuality,
truthfulness, loyalty, self control, ser-j
ice. cooperation, courtesy, respect for ';
the proper authority, leadership,!
imagination, command of good will.j
ability to lead, patriotism, interest
grades.
Local Contest
Winners Named
in Declamation
School in Sub-District Meet
From Saturday's Daily
James Sandin, last year's local con
test winner in the humorous section,
read "Idiosyncrosies" last evening in
the local contest in the high school
auditorium, to again take first place
in humorous. Wilma Swatek won
second in the humorous division with
"Side Show Talent" and Conine
Prucker took third with "Hopeless
Poor O'le Maid."
In the dramatic division, Alice
Hirz won first with "Mercedes.
Jeanette Hirz took second place, read-
ing "Mary Stuart" and Edith Lush-
insky, third with "The Forgotten
Witness."
Jack Barton was the only entry in
extemporaneous. He spoke upon old
age pensions and old age insurance
Gavin Farmer was winner of the
interpretative oratory oratory divi
sion. He read "The Value of an
Ideal"
second
by Bryan. Clara Senf was
reading Barton's "Unknown
j Soldier" and her sister, Edith Senf
j was third with "Abraham Lincoln"
j by Ramey.
Mrs. J. Howard Davis, Miss Ber-
! neice Wieland, and Rev. G. A. Pahl
i
'acted as judges. Milo Price acted as i
j director of the oratory and extempor
aneous contestants and Lumir Ger-
ner. of the dramatic and humorous.
"Winner of last night's contest will
reP' esent naiismouui uign huuui ai;
the sub-district contest which is to be :
held in Plattsmouth March 30.
TAKEN TO KANSAS
Friday afternoon the body of Jas
per Burns, who died Wednesday aft
ernoon at his home at Nehawka, was
i taken to Holton, Kansas, for burial.
Mr. Burns and his family came to
Nehawka about a year ago where he
I was employed in the Tobin quarry
while it was operating.
On Wednesday afternoon he with
his brother-in-law, was working on
a car in the yard at their home, ap
parently in the best of health and
was suddenly stricken, suffering a
stro"ke from which he died a half hour
later. The body was brought here to
the Sattler funeral home where it
has been held pending the funeral
arrangements.
His two children are students at
the Nehawka schools.
WILLIAM KIECK ILL
William Kieck, prominent Sarpy
county resident and father of Judge
William G. Kieck, has been in ser
ious condition at his home at Spring
field for the past week. Mr. Kieck
has suffered several severe heart at
tacks and his condition has caused
much apprehension to the family and
friends. Dr. Ernest Kieck, a son, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been at
Springfield several days the first of
the week to visit with the parents.
RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS
Announcements have been received
here by friends of the Avard family,
of the birth Sunday, February 28,
to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Avard, Jr.,
of a son. The mother and child are
now doing nicely at the St. Joseph
hospital. Mr. Avard, who made his
home here for several years, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Avard,
Sr.
Platters Battle
Fremont Five to
a Close Score
Last Half Rally of Blue and White
Threat to Fremont Who Win by
Score of 22 to 21.
;
Coming from behind in their game
at the Fremont regional basketball
made a
; The Fremonters started strong and
held the Platters without a field goal
in the opening stanza of the struggle,
the locals being apparently handi
capped by the large court on which
they were first appearing.
The second period saw the nat
ters showing more confidence and
while they were lagging at the half
time they showed more fight.
The last half of the game was a
see-saw for mastery with Wooster
pacing the Platters and time after
time the lead shifted between the
two teams, but in the final quarter
the Fremont team was able to pro
ted their narrow margin from the
fighting blue pantied boys.
All of the Plattsmouth string was
used in the game in the effort to find
a hot scoring ace. The locals were
effective in their free tosses and
which kept them in the game.
In other games of the tourney the
surprise was the defeat of Columbus,
the favorite, by the David City quin
tet. 25 to IS. Schuyler put away
Ashland 24 to 19 and Wahoo walked
over Elair 3 6 to 14.
j The box score of the game was as
.follows:
! Plattsmouth F FT PF TP
ooster. f
.4 4 4 12!
. 0 0 0 0 j
. 0 0 1 0 '
. 0 0 0 0 I
. 0 0 0 0
. 1 2 0 4
. 0 3 2 3 j
. 0 2 2 2 j
5 11 9 21
FG FT rP TP
4 i i 9 ;
0 2 3 2 j
.2 1 4.5!
0 2 2 2 j
1 0 1 2 j
.0 0 0 0
10 2 2
8 6 13 22
Hayes, f
Seitz. f :
Rebal. f
Reed, f
McCarroll. c
.Miller, g
Falk. g
j Fremont
; Draemel, f
; Rabendure, f
Bolden, c
iRohn, c
Hintz. g
Joe. g
Adams, g
IMPROVES STREETS
i
i From Saturday's Dally
! The condition of Main street as
j well as Sixth and Fifth streets was
! very much improved touay w nen me?
! city street department started in to
I wash the streets which have for the
; past two weeks been covered with
mud and slush.
i The masses of snow and ice that
had formed along the south curb on
Main street is gradually yielding to
the warming conditions but it was
impossible to wash all of this away.
The north side of Main street was
however greatly improved.
The work was under the super
vision of the streets, alleys and
bridges committee of which Council
man W. C. Tippens is the chairman.
IT MUST EE SPRING
Wild geese migrating from the
southlands to their summer feeding
grounds in the north, passed over this
city by the hundreds last night and
their calls could be heard all night.
The geese were evidently lost in
tne tog and rain ana Kept circling i
over the business section of the city
where the lights reflected on the pave-
ment gave the impression of a stream
to the geese and several times tneyjMagic Kev" written by the children
new as low as tne top oi uui:ums. !durins their study of Europe was pre-i
Early travelers on the highway j sented I
north of this city, report that the( Thg firs(. BCene shoved Jean and!
geese were 10 oe seen uy me Hun
dreds in the bottoms along the Platte;
river.
COURT AT PAPELLI0N
From Thursday's Daily-
District Judge W. G.
Kieck and
Court Reporter Glenn Woodbury, de -
parted this morning for Fapillion
where they will hold a session of the
district court. Judge Kieck also will:
stop at Springfield to visit his par-1
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kieck,
Sr.
the father having not been well
for several days.
TO DISCUSS JUNIOR BASEBALL
At the monthly American Legion
meeting to be held Thursday night !
at the home of Post Adjutant Elmer j
Webb, in addition to a report of the j
tree planting committee, there will j
be discussion of the Junior Baseball j
piograni, now in its lourtn or nun
year of existence.'' Father McFadden,
member of Syracuse Legion post and
state chairman of the Legion Junior
baseball movement will be present,
also Dr. Gilmore, of Murray, the new
other of the popular chili feeds.
Congratulate
Local School and
Its Students
Civil Government Class That Visited
State Capitol Receive Letter
of Commendation.
The Civil Government class of
Plattsmouth high school under the
direction of the teacher, Mr. Milo W.
Price visited the legislature in the
state capitol building last week. Be
cause of the fine conduct the Platts
mouth high school students displayed
on this occasion, Leo N. Swanson,
commissioner of public lands and
buildings, has written a letter to the
schoc congratulating the students
on their fine conduct while on this
trip.
The following is the letter re
ceived :
"Mr. M. W. Price,
"Plattsmouth. Nebraska.
"Dear Mr. Price:
"Recently we had the pleasure to
conduct a representative group of
students from your school around
the state capitol building, and we
take this means to inform you of the
pleasing conduct of the students.
"Usually young men and women
of school age are unattentive and un
interested in the building but your
students showed immense interest
and the guide had their undivided
attention. We enjoy taking such a
well disciplined and well behaved
group through the building and sure
ly this must reflect back to you and
your complete staff.
"I am sending you a souvenir
booklet of the state capitol building
with my compliments. This booklet,
containing a series of pictures,
should be placed in such a place
where the students who visited the
capitol may be able to see it.
"I trust that we may again have
the pleasure of conducing more of
your students through the capitol
building. Very truly yours, LEO S.
SWANSON, Commissioner of Public
Lands and Buildings."
CAR CATCHES AFIRE
Considerable excitement was cre
ated this morning near the Palace
Shining parlor when the car of John
V. Hatt suddenly caught on f.re. Mr.
Hatt was in the car starting it when
Charles Hixon. passing by, noticed
the smoke start rolling out from un
der the hood, he called to Mr. Hatt,
who got out of the car and raising
the hood discovered the fire near the ;
carburetor. At the time of the fire
the street department workers werej
n-flshine South Sth street and at once
thxv hurt n stream of water on the!
car and the fire was out in a very
few minutes. Franklin Kief, who was
nistinc- on the horse is a fireman.
and proved to be right on
in getting the fire put out
the job
without:
loss.
PRESENT "THE MAGIC KEY"
From Saturday's Daily
given
by
f U UlUUe 111 I tX Ail M.
l g fiftb rade of the Central build-
ng vesterday afternoon under the di-l
; rectifm of Miss norothy dock. "The,
! James at home, reading a new geo -
graphy book. The second scene took!
them to Ireland, the third to Scot-!
land, fourth to Norway, fifth to Lap-
land, sixth to Poland, seventh to ;
Czechoslovakia, eighth to Switzer-;
land, ninth to France, and tenth to,
! Holland. In the last scene the fairy
j came to give the magic key that ad-
mits Jean and James to far-away
lands.
Both costuming and staging were
planned by the children. The play
' combined study of geography, art,
i reading, music and history.
Volunteer Rep
resentatives Aid
to the Farmers
Local Volunteer Representative
to
, Function as Part of State Em
ployment Sen-ice in County.
Appointment of local volunteer
representatives now makes readily
available to the f armors of Cass coun
ty the aid of the Nebraska State Em
ployment Service in hiring farm labor
at all seasons of the year. No fees
are charged to anyone.
Residents of Cass county who have
been suggested by the Nebraska State
Employment Service m;ii.ucr st
Plattsmouth. and approved is volun
teer placement representatives in
their respective communities by R. F.
Vogler. state director are:
Glenn Rutledge. Nehawka; Elmer
Hallstrom. Avcoa; H. P.. Km ;). Imis
ville; E. L. McDonald. Greenwood;
Ralph Green, Elm wood: Dr. N. D.
Taleott. Greenwood; D. D. Wainscott,
county agent. Weeping Water; G. A.
Stites, Union.
These representatives are supplied
at regular intervals with the names
of farm laborers of this county seek
ing work. When the type of farm
laborer desired cannot be found local
ly, the volunteer representative can
relay the request to the Employment
Service.
By means of a plan of labor clear
ance the files of the applicants of ad
ioininc counties or districts can !
surveyed for the exact person
for the
iob Farm workers placed
includ
regular farm hands, harvest
dairy hands, farm couples,
farmers, orchard hands and
hands,
tenant
hu se-
keepers.
Employers are under no obligations
to hire persons referred, as the f.r.al
decision rests with the employer.
Conditions of employment ai" for
mutual agreement between applicants
and employers.
Qualified workers in the commer
cial, professional and personal ser
vice occupations are also available
through the Employment Service.
The Nebraska State Employment
Service was founded in August. 193;.
Funds appropriated by the Nebraska
legislature are matched by the Unit
ed States Employment Service.
Through the cooperation of the
Nebraska Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, county agents in various coun
ties are assisting the Employment
Service in farm placement activity.
ENDS LIFE WITH SHOTGUN
George Bird Kitzel, 29. residit g
with his parents on a farm between
Greenwood and Alvo ended 1. is life
Saturday evening by sho. tir.g himself
with a shotgun at the farm.
lie has been ill for a number oT
years and had been at hospitals se v
eral times for treatment, but had
failed to regain his health and which
had prevented him from working, iie
had suffered frequent dizzy spells
since he was severely beaten in a
holdup near Lincoln several years
ago.
The effects of the charge
from the
j shotgun practically
; of the man.
blew
off the head
The deceased
was
it son of Mr.
and was born
w h"ve he late r
'and Mrs. Wm. Kitzel
and reared near Alvo
attended school and was graduated
from the high schocd. He has mad
i his home with the parents, who sur
vive him as well as two sisters. Mr?.
Vernon Hinbaugh of Eagle and Mrs.
Clyde Johnson of Wabash.
The funeral was h-Id this after-
noon Bt Alvo.
VISIT IN CITY
From Saturday's Daily-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long, of
j Pacific Junction, were here today to
spend a short time with Mrs. Hat tie
Kirker. mother of Mrs. Long ai d
other relatives. Mr. Long has been
here since Thursday and w as joined
today by the husband. The y motored
to Louisville today where they will
enjoy a visit at the home of Mr. and
j Mrs. John A. Long, pare nts of Mr.
j Long.
Cass county nas no bonded In
debtedness, as, like the state, we
have paid cash for our hard sur
faced roads and other improve
ments as we went.