PAGE THREE
MONDAY, MARCH 29. 1937.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Wabash News
Warren T. Richards had the mis
fortune to have one of his fingers
Mashed recently, hut was ahle to"
continue his work in spite of the in
convenience. Daniel Rueter, of Alvo. who has
interests in the vicinity of Wabash,
was in town last Wednesday look
ing after business and visiting at
the home of his brother. Will Rue
ter. Louis Schmidt, who recently mov
ed to this vicinity from Murdock,
where he formerly lived, has added
to his farming equipment a tractor,
v hich he expects to find plenty of
use for in the near future.
Herman P. Dehnning, formerly
residing north of Wabash, but for a
number of years making his home at
Elmwood was looking after business
matters in Wabash last Wednesday
and was meeting many of his old
Iriends at the store.
John Wood, the trucker, was call
ed to Lincoln early last week, where
he was looking after business mat
ters, more particularly learning of
road work contemplated for the com
ing summer, as he specializes in the
hauling of road building material,
and is anxious to get to work as
early as possible.
Henry II . Gerbeling who prides
1 imself on being an early bird when
it comes to getting his corn planted,
has been looking over the fields in
anticipation of. getting into them at
an early date to prepare the ground
for planting. However, he has not
been as early as Lester BoswMUh, in
the planting of potatoes, as that gen
tleman has had his in the ground
nearly a month yet not a one has
showed itself above the ground.
Ladies Aid Holds Meeting
Despite the rain and snow of last
Wednesday evening, a large number
of the members of the Ladies Aid
society gathered at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Dorr for their regular busi
ness and social meeting. This group
of ladies continues active notwith
standing the discontinuance of regu
lar church services and Sunday school
doing what they can to advance
religious interest in the community.
It is a pleasure to note the interest
and indominable spirit of this loyal
group of women.
Met Last Wednesday
Stockholders of the Wabash Grain
company met last Wednesday at
the elevator, where they received
reports of the business of the past
year, went over the books and rec
ords and made plans for the con
duct of the business during the com
ing year. The past few drouth years
have been hard on elevator operators
as there has been little or no grain
to market in this part of the coun
try, but all are looking forward in
high hopes of a successful crop this
ear and a general upswing in busi
ness in Nebraska.
DIES AT WABASH
The death
of William Langhorst.
75, occurred
Sundav night at his
home at Wabash, where for a great
many years he has leen a well known
resident. Mr. Langhorst was the
agent for the Missouri Pacific at Wa
bash for over a quarter of a century,
retiring last year from active duty
He has been making his home at
the Keith Mumford home for a great
many years.
He is survived by a dughter and
two sons, who make their home in
Ohio as well as one brother, L. F.
Langhorst, of Elmwood, one of
leading democratic leaders of
state.
the
the
CAST REMOVED
Faye McClintock who was injured
six weeks ago in an auto accident
was well enough to have the cast
removed from his body. He will
probably, be able to be about on
crutches next week.
HOME FOR VACATION
From Thursday's Dally
Misses Rosemary Cloidt, Louise
RiBhel, and Virginia Trively, students
at Peru State Normal, will arrive
this afternoon to spend Easter vaca
tion at their homes in Plattsmouth.
City Council
Has Busy Time
at Session
Hear Beer Applications. Have Visit
from Cemetery Board and Select
the Election Officials.
The city council meeting on Mon
day. March 22 was a very busy one
and with only tight of the members
present, the seat in the third ward
being vacant and Councilman I o
nian of the fifth ward absent.
A communication was received
from Edgar Xewton asking permis
sion to connect with the sanitary
sewer on 10th street. This permis
sion was granted, the work to be
done under the supervision of the
streets, alleys and bridges commit
tee and bond posted.
The state liquor commission in
formed the council that Henry J.
Donat had filed application with
them for permit to operate a package
liquor store. This was referred to
the license committee to report at
the next meeting.
Receive Reports
City Clerk Olson in response to
the request of the council submitted
a list of the firms and professional
people that are delinquent in occu
pation tax, there being fifty-two in
the list. The clerk was instructed
to try and collect the tax and in fail
ure to pay to have the matter turn
ed over to City Attorney Davis to
prepare distress warrants to recover
the tax.
Dr. O. Sandin, chief of the fire de
partment, reported two fires, that at
the J. V. Svoboda home on west Vine
street and that of the Eaton residence
property on Locust street near the
Christian church.
Councilman Webb of the tax and
property committee, reported that the
lessee of the former ball park, owned
by the city, had tendered a check for
the amount of the 1937 lease. The
park ground has been suggested as a
place to be used by the junior base
ball teams this summer and whether
to lease it again was a question. On
motion of Councilman Schutz, the
matter was held over until the next
meeting to check on the baseball situ
ation. Councilman Tippens of the streets.
alleys and bridges committee, report
ed that his department had the road
maintainer out and cleared up ditches
where dry enough and had smoothed
up a great deal or tne roads over me
citv. On the repair of a tiling job
in the first ward, the committee re
commended that a ten inch tile be
used and which was ordred by the
council.
Nine Ask Beer License.
City Clerk Olson reported that he
had received one "on" sale applica
tion for beer, that of Henry Timm.
There were eight applications made
for both "on and off" sales, permit
ting the beer to be removed from the
premises, the applicants were Phillip
Hoffman, William Sweenie. R. W.
Wasley, Carl G. Chriswisser, B. C.
Cohn. George Conis, Edward Donat,
Sr., Emil Ptak. All of these appli
cations were referred to the license
committee to check and to report at
the next meeting of the council on
April 12th.
The fire and water committee
through Chairman Schutz, reported j
that they had purchased nozzel and
four hose holders as had been re
quested by the fire department.
To Repair Cable.
Chairman Johnson of the lighting
committee reported that the3- would
not recommend a new light at the
Missouri Pacific station as there are
three lights in three quarters of a
block of the station. This report was
adopted by the council. Mr. John
son also reported that cable on the
south Fifth street electrolier district
was in bad shape, being exposed in
several places and the wires worn so
that it was impossible to give the
proper service. He was to take up
the matter of an overhead light at
the alley while the necessary replace
ments were made on the electrolier
cable. Mr. Johnson also stated that
he had investigated the cost of 200
watt lamps and found that the price
I was the same with all dealers and
recommended that the city clerk or
der a case of these lights from some
local dealer.
Wintersteen Hill Work.
There was some discussion of the
Wintersteen hill work by Chairman
Bestor. Mayor Lushinsky and Coun
cilman Johnson, all reporting work
as showing nice progress and the
men on the work doing a good job
and one that would give the city a
real surfaced "highway when com
pleted. Mayor Lushinsky stated that
many of the residents had promised
to add to the appearance of that sec
tion of the city by landscaping.
City Attorney Davis and Chief of
!
Police Joe Libershal, gave their im
pression of the meeting of law en
forcing agencies at the capitol at
Lincoln on traffic safety. The plan
of the Fremont schools of teaching
safe and correct driving was men
tioned and also the examination of
o :iers of drivers' license every two
or three years.
Chairman Bestor of the finance
committee reported a resolution ask
ing the transfer of $200 from the
general fund to the gasoline tax
fund, the amount to be repaid the
general fund when paid into the gas
tax fund by the county treasurer.
Cemetery Board Meets Council.
The members of the cemetery board
were present and Mr. Evers, the
chairman, was called upon by Mayor
Lushinsky. Mr. Evers stated that the
board had just met and during the
starting period had been having
meetings once or twice a week. The
board was getting along very well in
the preliminary work and were striv
ing to reach a point of bettor upkeep
for the cemetery. The road to the
cemetery had been a problem and
while the city street department had
done a fine piece of work in filling in
many of the holes, there was a great
need for the use of more gravel on
the road. He also urged that a rock
projec t be made of roads in the ceme-
tery
Mr. Evers stated that when the
city
was preparing to make their
levy that they wished to meet with
the committee and present their
cause.
Secretary L. W. Niel of the board
reported that the record work was in
excellent progress and the locating
of the graves on lots was much bet
ter than had been anticipated. The
workers on the records had received
a fine support from the morticians of
the city in locating lots and graves
and also much help had been given
by residents of the city as to the own
ers of the lots now living at other
points. Mr. Niel stated that the old
section of the cemetery would make
a much more dinicu:t problem.
Name Election Officers.
This being the last meeting be
fore the city election it was neces
sary to select the judges and clerks of
election and the following were se
lected: First ward Judges. Val Burkel,
Wm. Rice. Mrs. Robert Reed; Clerks,
Mrs. Lucille Gaines, Mrs. Frank Bes
tor. Second ward Judges, Mrs. A. F.
Seybert, Miss Anna Hcisel, Joseph C.
Warga; Clerks. Mrs. Faul Vander
voort, Mrs. Joe Kvapil.
Third ward Judges, Jesse Perry,
Miles Allen, John Gradoville; Clerks,
I Mrs. Cyril Kalina, Mrs. John Ku-
bicka.
Fourth ward Judges, John Ledg
way, Clyde Brittain, Brodtr Ketel-
sen; Clerks. Mrs. Frank Gobelman
and Mrs. Kenneth McCarthy.
Fifth ward Judges, William Kief,
L. E. Vroman, James McKinney;
Clerks. Albert Toman, Mary Hob-
! scheidt.
The judges and clerks of election
as named will be appointed by the
mayor to serve at the forthcoming
election.
Mayor Lushinsky stated that he
would get in touch with the commis
sioners to see if possible to get some
assistance on the cemetery road.
Judge A. II. Duxbury of the ceme
terv board urged that the road be
improved as many visitors passed
over it each week in visiting the
cemetery.
The matter of the taxing of a part
of the property of the Farmers Co
operative creamery was brought up
land the matter discussed by G. K.
Eetrick and E. II. Spangler of the
company. The company had been
ready to pa- their taxes and found
mat in some manner they were
cnarged with a delinquent improve
ment tax altho they had been under
the impression that these were all
paid each year. The matter was dis
cussed with the finance committee
after the close of the council session
The Bills Allowed.
The following rnlls were ordered
paid by the council:
Albert Olson, telephone $
E. J. Richey, supplies
John Boetel. bury 2 dogs
4.75
55.60
1.20
6.00
I'latts. .F.D., nozzelmen
E. J. Richey, supplies, WPA
George Taylor, street work
John Kubicka, same
22.60
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14.00
Ivan Taylor, same 34.80
George Taylor, same 33.60
W. J. Hiner. spec, police
John Kubicka, wash streets
J. Howard Davis, exp. Lincoln
M. L. Kerr, repair typewriter
George Taylor, wash streets
Ivan Taylor, same
Cloidt Service, supplies
Hild Service Station, gas and
oil
Joe Hiber, labor, material
Chas. Vallery, gas and oil
19.25
6.60
5.00
3.S5
4.40
23. S9
14.09
16. S9
29.34
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Mrs. Joseph M. Sedlak, who has
Oeen in poor health for the greater
part of the winter, is now somewhat
better. She is now able to be up and
around a great deal of the time altho
still quite weak. Mrs. George Trot
ter of Fort Crook has been here with
jher mother for the rast several weeks
Stewardess Dies
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Miss Doris Hammons of Elk City, Oklahoma, stewardess on
the huge TWA transport plane which crashed into a field eight
miles south of Pittsburgh, Pa., Thursday evening, killing its ten
passengers and a crew o: three.
Many Students
will Aim at Uni
Scholarships
Record Number of High School Stu
dents in Nebraska. 1.776, Will
Try This Year.
An all time high of 1,776 high!
school students from over the state
will compete for University of Ne-
bra ska regents scholarships which
asrani will lie made available lor aii
colleges in 1(JT,7. This represents an
increase of 4 S3 students as compared
with figures a year ago. According
to statistics from tho university ex-
tension division, 420 Nebraska high
schools will be represented as against
410 in 19 3G.
To date approximately S00 stu
dents have avail-d themselves of the
regents awards, this being the sixth
year tnat scnciarsnips r.ae ueen
made to high ranking graduates of
secondarv schools. Each school is al
lowed at least tv. o contestants who
must rank in th upper quarter ot
their graduating class. Winners of
the awards will be chosen on the
basis of grades received on five dif
ferent examinations, which include a
classification test in English and a
psychological test required of all stu
dents entering the university. Tart
of this test will also be scored sepa
rately as a reading test. In addi
tion, regents contestants will be
given a second psychological test and
an English composition examination..
These are scheduled for April 12 and
13.
An algebra classification test will
be taken by those who plan to enter
the college of engineering, altho this
quiz will not be considered as one of
the basic tests when awarding schol
arships. A group of 6,341 students in
the high schools will take the psy
chological tests this spring, 6,739 the
English exams, and 2,194 the alge
bra tests.
Of the 250 regents scholarship win
ners awarded in 1935, 235 of them
are m scnooi at me present time.
These freshmen scholarships amount
to about $35 for the first semester.
If the student's work is satisfactory,
the award is granted him for the
second semester.
Deeds, Mortgages and all sorts
of legal blanks for sale at Journal
office.
LOOK over your insur
ance policies annually.
It is quite likely you
may learn that your in
surance does not fully
protect you. Place full
confidence in your insur
ance agency to sell in
surance that really PRO
TECTS you from loss.
Searl S. Davis
OFFICES : 2XII FLOOR
Platts-. State Bank Bldg.
0
in Plane Crash
..-S,-AV.S
Will Plant Cora
for Production
of Hybrid Types
Estimated That More Than 2,000
Acres to Be Seeded in Ne
braska This Season,
In spite of the drouth of 1D33, more
j than acres of corn planted for
the production of hybrid seed will be
grown in .eDrasKa t.ns senson, say
grown in .Nebraska this senson,
uepartinent oi agronomy at tne
j University of Nebraska. The depart-
ment was able to supply a consider
able amount of inbred and founda
tion hybri.is for the production of the
commercial double cross hybrid corn.
For three cr four years about 30
farmers and seedsmen in Nebraska
have been developing plans for pro
duction of hybrid seed corn. These
growers will plant approximately 2,
000 acres of single cross hybrids in
1m37. These hjbrids are Nebraska
252, Nebraska 23S. Nebraska, 362,
Nebraska 110 and Iowa 03, which
are the five hybrids eligible for certifi
cation in Nebraska. Hybrids are not
certified in Nebraska ur.til they have
demonstrated in field tests that they
yicld from 15 to 20 per cent more
than ordinary farm varieties of corn,
and that they have desirable char
acteristics as to stiff ness of stalks
and quality of grain.
In addition to supplying the larg
er growers the department has set
aside single crbss seed which can
be purchased by farmers who wish
to grow an acre or two of hybrid
corn to supply their own seed. It
is expected there will be approximate
ly 200 farmers prrowinjr small acre
ages of from one to two acres, so
that in 1938 they will have their own
hybrid seed for field planting. The
department still has on hand a limit
ed amount of the single crosses for
production of Nebraska 110 and Neb
raska 3C2.
A number of 4-H corn club boys
and Smith-Hughes students in agri
culture are growing acre plats for the
production of hybrid seed this coming
season as part of their project.
Hybrid com meetings held during
the past two weeks have been well
attended by farmers interested in
learning the details of hybrid . corn
production.
MANDAMUS WRIT ISSUED
An alternative writ of mandamus
was issued by District Judge Eroady
Thursday ordering Walter J. Jensen,
state treasurer, and William H. Trice,
state auditor, to set up on their books
the reappropriation of $7,000 for use
for prevention of scabies and swine
disease, or show cause on March 30,
at 9 a. m., why they should not do so.
The application for the writ was
filed some days ago by Tatrick H. Gib
bons, a taxpayer, who claims that a
bill passed by the house and the sen
ate reappropriated the amount that
was unexpended in 1935 but that the
enrolling clerk by error failed to
include the amendment to the bill,
and the money has never been set up
for use.
For Quality Job Printing, call
phone No. 6.
Many to be
in the City
for Easter
Home Gatherings to Mark the Ee-j
ligious Day as Out of Town
Visitors Arrive.
From Saturday's Daily
A number of out-of-town guests
will be in Plattsmouth to spend
Easter day. Special services are plan
ned for all of the churches of the
city and children are looking forward
to egg hunts and Easter baskets.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Vallery and
family will entertain tomorrow.
Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Peterson of Omaha. Mrs. Anna Peter
son of Peru, and Mrs. V. D. Parish
and family of Lincoln.
Guests as the George Farley home
w ill be Miss Pearle Staats, Miss Olive
Gass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tunnel,
and Misses Estelle and Carolyn
Band.
Mrs. Maude Fricke of Lincoln and
son, Frederick, will arrive this eve
ning to spend several days at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cummins
and with F. G. Fricke and Miss Dora.
Charles D. Cummins of Omaha and
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cummins will be
guests of Mrs. J. M. Roberts tomor
row. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Franke of Cedar
Creek will be guests at the John
Bauer home Easter day.
Miss Jane Hitchman of Blair,
Nebr., is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Beverage. Mrs.
Beverage drove to Blair Tuesday and
Jane returned with her Wednesday
to spend Easter vacation in Platts
mouth. Mr. and Mrs. Beverage will
be guests of the Hitchman family in
Blair tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downey of
Lincoln will be dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cappell
and family tomorrow.
A family dinner is being held at
the V. T. Arn home. Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Kraeger cf near Mynard, Mr.
and Mrs. V. T. Arn. Jr., and Miss
Eeatrice will be with their parents.
Miss Vestetta Robertson will ar
rive today to spend Easter with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Robert
son.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jones of Belden,
Nebr., arrived Thursday evening to
visit with their daughter and hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pickens.
Miss Maxine Jones, a student at the
University of Nebraska is also visit-j
ing with her sister, Mrs. Pickens. Mr.
and Mrs. Pickens and guests are leav
ing this afternoon for Belden where
they will spend Easter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Crabill are en
tertaining at a family dinner tomor
row, (iuests are to De -Mrs. iiarrj
Northcutt and son, Richard, and Mr.
and Mrs. Don Fisher and baby, Don
ald Richard, all of Omaha and Mr.
and Mrs. Clement Woster and Clem
entine. Mrs. B. M. Gurlach and children
of North Bend are spending Easter
vacation with Mrs. Gurlach's aunt.
Mrs. Georgia Creamer, south of this
city.
Mrs. A. C. Davis of Falls City
has been visiting at the W. C. Soen
nichsen home. She returned to her
home this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Fell of Waver-
ly, Mo., are guests this week-end at
the Philip Hirz home. They arrived
yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Murphy and
family of Omaha are to be guests of
Miss Margaret Scotten tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vandervoort are
celebrating their sixth wedding anni
versarv and Mrs. Vandervoort's birth
day today. They will be honored
guests at a family dinner tomorrow.
Mrs. Ralph York and daughters,
Kay Edith and Eleanor, and Willi
met Ramge of Seward are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. T.
Ramge. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mei
singer of Omaha will also be guests
at the Ramge home for Easter.
Erma Pittman. student at the Uni
versity of Nebraska, arrived yester
day morning to spend Easter with
her parents here.
Timothy Kahoutek, Louis Tiekot
ter and C. W. Hula, and William
Shea, arrived today to spend the
Easter day here with their families.
INCREASE SCHOOL PAY
Fremont, Neb. H. A. Waterhcuse,
superintendent of schools, announced
Fremont public school teachers, sup
ervisors and office workers will re
ceive $4,540 more in salaries next
year as the result of a 4.14 wage in
crease. He said the increase would
bring the total school salaries to
$114,205, exclusive of his own. Near
ly half the total increase, or $1,963,
will go to high school instructors.
Dally Journal, 15o per week.
' ALL-WEATHER
TOPCOATS
Gray or Brown, Plaids or
Checks. Raglan Should
ers, Double Breasted
Slash Pockets and Belt!
S.75
$.85
And
WESCOTT'S
Personalized Tailoring
Urge Cleanun
of Farmyards to
Stop Disease
American " Foundation for Animal
Health to Make General Cleanup
of Possible Disease Spots.
Lincoln, Nebr., Marcn 25 (Spec
ial) Plans for a nation-wide "farm
cleanup week," to begin April 1 in
all the nation's principal farming
states, were announced here today by
the American Foundation for Ani
mal Health, cooperating veterinary
groups, and allied agencies.
Unlike city "cleanup"' campaigns,
the farm drive will center in the
barnyards, not the houses. First ob
jective, leaders said, v. ill be to w ipe
out sources of infection which har
bor millions of dollars in livestock
losses. Here are some of the main
objectives of attack:
Fill up or fence off mudholes,
which form an ideal breeding place
for disease germs and parasites; burn
old straw stacks, board up holes be
neath buildings. where animals
might burrow and pick up lice,
mange, worms, and tuberculosis;
fence off manure piles, which are ma
jor sources of parasite infestation;
Eradicate rats, mice, pigeons and
sparrows which are great germ car
riers; spread crushed rock or shale
around water tanks; clean and dis
infect all buildings used by animals;
scrub all feed boxes and roosts with
hot lye water.
Clean-up of yards, lots and build
ings is an effective wt-apon against
mange, lice, swin enteritis, thicken
cholera, horse dLumper. contagious
abortion and lockjaw. Preparations
should also be madi- to have livestock
immunized against hog cholera,
blackleg, and kindred diseases.
Farmers desiring information and
assistance may obtain suggestions by
calling thtir local veterinarian, the
foundation states.
SUES BEEE COMPANY
Grand Island. Trial of the J3.
C00 damages and personal injury
suit of Myrl Stear against Detlef H.
Meves and the Grand Island lcr
company, began in district court be
fore a jury. District Judire E. G.
Kroger presiding. The plaintiff is
asking judgment for $3.fiC") for dam
ages and personal injuries sustained
as the result of an auto accident near
Havens, on Jan. 6, 1930, in which a
car driven by the- plaintiff and one
allegedly owned by the bee r company
were involved.
Phone news items to Mo. 6.
LAND, FARM and
RANCH BARGAINS
FOR SALE
Team of 3-yar-old
DeLes Dernier. Murray.
colts.
Ivan
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FOE SALE
Choice alfalfa hay in barn. $K
per ton. D. R. Toplifl. Murray, ltw
FOR SALE
White seed corn,
nard, Nebr.
Reuel Sack. My-mll-tfw
FOR SALE
Thoroughbred Red Poll Lull. Arn
old Schleifert. Wabash Neb.
m23-2tw
FOR SALE
Top buggy, almost new; Shetland
pony; 1936 yellow seed corn. S. T.
Gilmour, Plattsmouth. mlS-tfw -
FOR SALE
Thirty-three pound northern I ova
seed oats, T3c per bushel sacked.
Cash on delivery, riattsmouth Feed
Yards. m3-tfd&w
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