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VOL. 270. im
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1937.
NO. 36
1
Platlsmouth Attorney Advanced
to Grand Master of Nebraska at
State Meeting in Omaha Tuesday
First Member of Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 to
Receive This High Honor Since 1864,
When-D. H. Wheeler Named
lowing the luncheon Tuesday noon at
HAS HAD NOTABLE CAREER IN MASONIC CIRCLES the riattsmouth Hotel, e. h. schui-
hof.drew the attention of the club
ito the fine praise given to Duane Ilar-
New Head of Grand Lodge a Native Son of Cass County andmo by Goldman following the audi
Leader in Nebraska State Bar Lewis E. Smith tion in maha Sunday. Goldman,
Jr, ji c i. said to be the outstanding living
Re-EIected Crand Loage Secretary. 'bandmaster in the world, cited Duane
!as having a "brilliant future" and a
T1i innnil rr.niKini,"iii'.-in .if hr nfwv-it T'"rfo nnrl : nrobabilit v of becoming the greatest
Accented Masons at their session
Worshipful Master of the Grand Lode, William Ahisworth Rob
ertson of Plattsm- t;th. This is the second time in its history that
riatt-mouih lode Xo. 6 has been honored by the selection of one
of its members for the order's most exalted position. The iirst was
Daniel II. Wheeler, elected in 1864.
The sessions of the jrand lodge were presided over by Chan
cellor Phillips, of Cambridge, grand master for the past year, also
a former Plattsmouth man.
In addition to the naming of Mr. Robertson, Walter E.
Paecke, of Central City, was advanced to the position of deputy
grand master and William J-. Breckenridge of Hastings, was made
grand senior warden.
Lewis E. Smith, secretary for the past twelve years, was re
jected to the office he lias so ably rilled.
There were ntany of the Plattsmouth lodge members in at
tendance to witness the selection
the high position in the order.
The naming of Mr. Robertson is a community honor that
all will appreciate and a fine recognition of the tireless work that
Mr. Robertson has given the order in the years that he has been a
member.
Sketch of New Master
William Ainsworth Robertson, the
newly elected worshipful master of
the Nebraska grand lodge of the An
cient Free and Accepted Masons, was
born at Louisville, Nebraska, on Oc
tober 17, 1SS3, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Mcintosh Robertson. Ke
spent hi3 younger boyhood days in
the place of his birth and when eleven
years of age moved to Plattsmouth.
Mr. James M. Robertson was elected
WILLIAM AINSWORTH ROBERTSON
New Grand Master A. F. & A. M.
county clerk in the fall of 1895 and
in December of that year the family
moved to this city and where they
have since resided.
Mr. Robertson attended the Platts
mouth schools and was graduated in
the class of 1902. and in the fall of
that year entered the University of
Nebraska where he was a student
from 1902 to 1904. He later return
ed to Plattsmouth and was deputy
in Omaha todav, named as the
of their friends and associate to i
clerk of the district court under his
father from 1904 to 1906.
Mr. Robertson again resumed his
studies at the University of Nebraska j returned to work in a Kansas cream
and was one of the active leaders in j ery. Another job carried him to
the school from which he graduated Peoria. He was general plant super
in the class of 1909, being the editor j intendent for Cudahy before coming
of the 1909 Cornhusker, student an- i to Plattsmouth where he is manager
nual. president of the Acacia, Ma- J of the Plattsmouth Creamery,
sonic fraternity, a member of the j Monsignor Adolph M. Mosler also
pro-council and of the Phi Delta Phi. gave a sketch of his life. ' He was
lionorary legal fraternity.
Graduating from the college of law
at the state university, Mr. Robertson
at once launched into his life's pro
fession and returned to Plattsmouth
tD enter the offiee of the late Byron
Clark, where his early ventures in
the law marked him as one of the
coming members of the bar of Nebras
ka. When Mr. Clark departed for Om
aha in 1912 to become solicitor for
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Rotarians Have
Fine Program
at Luncheon
Emil Weyrich Shows Movies Auto
biographies by G. K. Hetrick
and Monsignor Mosler.
Members of the Plattsmouth Ro
tary had an interesting program fol
cornetest in the world.
riattsmouth's Rotary club feels
that they have helped boost Duane
to some extent. They sent him as
the representative to the contest in
Omaha in 1934.
G. K. Hetrick gave his autobio
graphy. He was born at Raymond,
Nebr., where he was graduated from
high school. After an attempt at the
University he entered the-Navy. Im
mediately after joining he was sent
to Manila at the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war. He spent a
year and a half in China then came
back to attend Annapolis. Kis next
trip was to South America as a repre
sentative of the Chase National bank.
Later he returned to United States to
go into business with his father who
was a contractor. He took a two year
course at the University completing
the course in creamery work. His
jobs carried him to Gothenburg, later
he worked for Swift and Company in
Canada. He was there at the out
break of the war in 1914 and was
sent to England with the Canadian
troops. He served on the western
front four year3. After the war he
born in Germany. His father was a
i shoemaker and the family was quite!
poor. He told of his struggle to get
his education for the priesthood, for
education in Germany is very costly.
He was forced to discontinue his
studies at Rome at the age of 21 be- j
cause of T.B. At that time he weigh
ed only 91 pounds. After a trip into
I Bavaria he overcame the disease and
returned to Rome. He had alwaj's
wanted to become a Jesuit Missionary
so when he was ordained in 1901 for
Lincoln, he was overjoyed, believing
that Tie would now "become a mis
; sionary to the Indians in United
States."
His disappointment was keen when
he found no Indians in Lincoln. His
hopes were still high when they asked
if he could speak Bohemian. He
woud gladly learn, do anything "to
convert the Indians." His first sight !
of Indians in Nebraska was of a
group who met him at the station in
Fremont, but he found they were of
his own faith and no converting was
necessary.
Father Mosler served in Wilbur
Odell, and Mulligan, then went to
Crete where he served eighteen years
before coming to the Holy Rosary
church in Plattsmouth.
An excellent set of moving pictures
was shown by Emil Weyrich who of
late has been receiving wide recog
nition for his photography. He
showed pictures taken of the build
ing of the bridge across the Missouri
as well as those taken of the dedi
cation ceremony. The second reel
displayed some fine color work of
flowers in Jasper's greenhouse as well
as those in various gardens of the
city. He also had a large number of
birds in color. Many were taken at
the home of Dr. P. T. Heineman.
Arthur Troop had charge of the
program.
TONSILECTOMY
Patsy Hadraba, small daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hadraba, had a
tonsilectomy at the office of Dr.
L. S. Pucelik Sunday morning.- She
is reported to be getting along very
nicely. j
PRAISES CASS COUNTY BOY
Dr. Edwin Franko Goldman, noted
band leader, who granted an audition
to Duane Harmon, Weeping Water
musician, is loud in his praise of this
talented young man.
Harmon, an 18-year-old cornetist,
declared Dr. Goldman, is one of the
finest instrumentalists of his ag in
the country.
"A very fine musician. If he con
tinues to improve there is no reason
he cannot become one of the out
standing cornetists in the world,"
Goldman said of the young Univer
sity of Nebraska student.
Dr. Goldman encouraged Harmon
to go on with his general university
education
He commended Harmon's;
tone and technique, and hoped heiual donations, is to be continued for
would get the proper instruction to
fulfill his potentialities.
Kenneth Haley
Killed by Auto
on Omaha Street
i verse of the members' cards.
Former Plattsmouth Young Man Hasj New cards for 1937-38-39 member
Neck Broken in Accident at 16th !?hiP are now being printed and will
and Pratt Streets Tuesday. jbe ready for distribution within a
j few days.
Kenneth Haley, 21, a resident here The same general plan will be fol
for several months, was killed on ' lowed for the next three years. E.
Tuesday at 16th and Pratt streets, ' H. Wescott, long identified with the
Omaha, with a companion, Hugh i Scouting movement and chairman of
Laflin, 26, when they were struck by j Boys' Activities committee of Platt3
an auto w hile crossing 16th street, j mouth Rotary club, will be assisted
The two men were crossing 16th j by Rotary club members in contact
street from east to west and were a j ing former 150 club members and
short distance from the curb w hen j prospective new ones for the forth
they were struck by the car which it coming three year period. They will
is claimed was driven by Mrs. Esther j also be assisted by Henry Soennich
Herrington, 23, 815 So. 59th st. With.sen, treasurer of the local troup com-
her in the car were Bennett N. Rife
and Miss Phyllis Lowe, a sister of
Mrs. Herrington.
Haley suffered a broken neck, and
was pronounced dead ou his arrival
at the Nicholas Senn hospital. He
was dragged 69 feet under the car
after he was struck, Omaha police
claim.
Laflin's body was dragged 132 feet
by the car and he died a few hours
later at the hospital, suffering a frac
tured skull, compound fracture of left
leg, a concussion of the brain and in
ternal injuries.
Mrs. Herrington is being held by
Omaha police and charges of man-
slaughter and causing death while
operating a car under the influence
of liquor.
Haley resided here in the fall and
winter of 193 6, a resident at the tran-
sient camp north of this city and was
well known to a large number of the
residents of the city as he had made
many friends among the younger) a year dues for service no greater in
erniins. He left here at closing of 'scope than is now being received
the camp in January and has since
been at Omaha, making his home
with an older brother. Dale Haley,
at the California hotel, 1607 Cali
fornia street. Both Haley and Laflin
were one time school associates at
Crab Orchard. Nebraska, the former
home of the Haley family who now
reside at OdeJl, Nebraska.
Surviving Haley are his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman R. Haley of
Odell; three brothers, James and
Boyd of Odell and Dale of Omaha;
four sisters, Mrs. Crystal McDowell,
of Virginia; Marjorie, Pauline and
Maxine of Odell. He also has an
uncle, D. T. Haley of Plattsmouth.
KILLED AT LAPLATTE
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning an unidentified man j
was struck on the Burlington right
of way ji ear LaFlatte and instantly
killed. The man had been on the
track and failed to get out of the
way as the fast east bound passenger,
No. 6, came through.
The man was not seen by the train
crew until the accident.
The accident delayed the train
some time in reaching this city where
it is due at 8:40.
The body was taken to Papillion
by the Sarpy county officers for an
inquest.
VISIT AT COURT HOUSE
Prom Wednesday's Dally
This morning Mr. and Airs. F. M.
Hunt and son, Marvin, of near Weep
ing Water and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Jochim, of near Louisville, were in
the city and were callers at
the office of County Superintendent
Miss Alpha C. Peterson.
'150' Club to
Continue Active
in Scout Support
Renewal of Memberships on Three
Year Basis to Eaise Area Dues
and Part Overhead Costs
The "150 Club" organized in
Plattsmouth three years ago as a
medium of spreading the expense of
maintaining the Boy Scout program
among a larger and more representa
tive group of citizens of the com
munity than had borne the burden
in prior years through large individ-
another three year period on the
same basis as during 1934-33-36.
Members were signed for a three
year period when the club was first
organized in May, 1934, with privi-
I lege of paying dues for the entire
J three year period, in the sum of $3,
I or making payment of $1 annually,
i with space for notation of such an
i nual payments as made on the re-
mittee.
Where the Money Goes
The bulk expenditure for main
taining Scouting is the $90 per year
area dues, which pays " for service
rendered by the National organiza
tion and the Cornhusker Council, of
which Arbor Lodge district and
Plattsmouth is a part. Besides this
item, there is insurance and upkeep
(including ground rental) on the
cabin, cost of badges provided to the
boys as they advance in rank, main
tenance of the merit badge reference
library, etc. To help meet this over
head, the Legion, sponsors of the
troop numbering some forty mem
bers, has contributed almost $50 dur
ing the past year and will aid in the
future as far as the condition of its
finances will permit.
Under the old Nemaha area plan,
with a Scout executive for the three
counties Cass, Otoe and Nemaha
Plattsmouth contributed around $200
through the Cornhusker Council for
$9 0. The rate a town is assessed is!
based on a three cent per capita
charge for the full thousand or hun
dred population, as the case may be.
Nebraska City with its excess of
7,000 population pays $210; Louis
ville with its excess of 900 pays $27.
and similar proportion for other
towns where Scouting is maintained.
Scoutmasters and troop committee
members serve who41y without pay,
and in addition contribute their $1
per year as members of the 150 club,
as well as provide varying sums from
their own pockets for expense of
trips to district meetings, courts of
honor, etc. The registration fee of
the Scoutmasters and troop commit
tee members amounting to another
$1 per year, is paid for them by the
Legion, as sponsoring organization.
Need for Another Troop
With the splendid cabin at Camp
Wheeler and other facilities, Platts
mouth could well have at least one
additional troop. The problem of
adult leadership is all that's holding
back such expansion, and any orga
nization desiring to sponsor a sec
ond or a third troop can be ac
commodated by making their wishes
known to Mr. Wescott. The cost for
area dues is no greater with half a
dozen troops than for one, being
based wholly, as stated above, on a
per capita assessment.
Boys above 12 years of age are
eligible for membership.
TO DANCE IN OMAHA
Miss Irene LaHoda will appear in
Omaha Thursday evening where she
will dance at an entertainment to be
held at the Knights of Columbus hall.
VISIT AT MASONIC HOME
Sunday a delegation of the distin
guished Masons of the state with
their wives were here for a short
visit at the Nebraska Masonic Home,
where they found a most delightful
spot and one which is truly a place
of great beauty at this time of the
year.
At the noon hour the party en
joyed a fine fried chicken dinner
served at the dining room of the
main Home building.
Those here were: Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Robertson, the former president
of the Nebraska Home association,
of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Pit
man, Chadron; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Johnstone, Brock; Mr. and
Mrs. George Kurk, Lincoln; Mr. and
Mrs. John Hughes, Omaha; Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Eyre, Omaha.
Popular Young
People Married
Late Saturday
Miss Aldo 0. Campbell and Mr. Cecil
W. Carr are Weded at the
Presbyterian Manse.
Saturday evening at S o'clock at
the Presbyterian manse occurred the
Inarriage of Miss Aldo O. Campbell
and Mr. Cecil W. Carr of this city,
two of the popular young people of
the community
The young people were attended
by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warthen,
in the simple and impressive mar
riage service.
The marriage lines were read by
Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Carr are starting
housekeeping at once in the home
that they have arranged on Winter
steen hill.
Both the bride and groom have a
large circle of friends in the com
munity who will extend to them the
very best wishes for many years of
happiness and success in the wedded
life.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Campbell and was born
and grew to womanhood in this com
munity, the family being of pioneer
stock in this section of Nebraska.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Carr and he has also
grown up in this city and was gradu
ated from the Plattsmouth high
school in the class of 1935 and at
the present time is in the employ of
the Norfolk Packing Co., in their lo
cal plant.
WOMAN'S CLTJB PICNIC
Miss Imo Heebner anc Mrs. John
Hansen were hostesses at the Heeb
ner home to the Nehawka Woman's
club for their annual picnic on Fri
day. June 4th. The members of the
Woman's club entertained their fam
ilies on this occasion.
The supper was enjoyed on the
spacious lawn where the guests be
fore preparing to partake of food
made a tour of inspection of the
beauties of Mis3 Heebner's garden
and lily pool. The supper was served
cafeteria and the guests were seated
at- small tables on the lawn, some
gathered on the porch and the chil
dren enjoyed eating around the pool.
After supper the ladies were called
indoors where the mystery pals of the
club ladies were revealed. Maps of
the states were given out and the
pals were given the names of the cap
itals and state, and capitals were
matched in order to find their pals.
This furnished a good evening's en
tertainment, and as soon as each lady
found her pal, she presented her with
a bouuet of flowers.
The picnic closed the club year of
1936-37 and with this meeting "va
cation" was declared until October.
ASK WILL'S PROBATE
Petition for probate of the will of
Ella E. Adams, who died May 25, was
filed in county court at Lincoln. Her
will left $2,500 to Maxwell W.
Adams, Lincoln, son and $300 to
Thelma Pitman, Murray, grand
daughter; and divided the residue
of her estate among her children,
Maxwell, Mabel Brown of Kearney;
Lillian Nielsen and Jacob E. Adams,
Plattsmouth. It is asked that Max
well Adams be made executor. State
Journal.
Mrs. B. S. Ramsey
Dies at Omaha
Hospital Sunday
Hass Been in Poor Health for Num
ber of Years At Hospital
for the Past Month.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Crites
Ramsey S2, occurred Sunday at the
Methodist hospital at Omaha where
she has been undergoing treatment
for the past month. She has been in
failing health for the past few years
and has led a retired life at the fam
ily home in this cil-, until she was
taken to the hospital for care.
The deceased was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crites and was
born on a farm in Racine county,
Wisconsin. February 10, 1S55, with
her parents moved to near Columbus
and where she grew to womanhood.
On December 25, 1SS2, she was
married to Basil Swearingen Ram
sey, a member of the bar at riatts
mouth and who has been one of the
active leaders in the community and
was a law partner of her brother,
Albert W. Crites.
The family resided in the home on
high school hill for many years and
Mrs. Ramsey continued to make her
home in that neighborhood to the
last. In 1S95 Mr. Ramsey was elected
as the judge of the second judicial
district and served in that capacity
until 1900. Judge Ramsey preceded
the wife in death in 1921, since
which time she has resided alone and
with the associations of the old
friends and neighbors.
There is surviving the only child.
William C. Ramsey, prominent Om
aha attorney and Masonic leader,
three grandchildren, William C, Jr.,
Daniel C, and Elizabeth C. all re
siding in Omaha.
The death of Mrs. Ramsey removes
a loved and respected figure in the
community and who leaves many
friends to mourn her passing, who
will miss very much the daily con
tacts that they had enjoyed in the
years past.
There are also surviving two
nephews, Edwin D. and Fred A.
Crites, of Chadron; three nieces,
Mrs. Gertrude F Richards. Lincoln;
Mrs Jessie F. rhillips and Mrs.
Maude Slatterly of Chadron. One
daughter preceded her in death.
FUNERAL OF MRS. RAMSEY
From Tuesday's Daily
The funeral services of Mrs. B. S.
Ramsey was held this morning at 11
o'clock at the Sattler funeral home
where a large group of the old friends
and neighbors had gathered to pay
their last tributes to her memory.
Dr. H. G. McClusky, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, of
which faith Mrs. Ramsey had long
been a member, conducted the ser
vices and paid tribute to the memory
of the departed lady, so long a part
of the community life.
The Masonic quartet composed of
Frank A. Cloidt, Raymond C. Cook,
H. G. McClusky and It. W. Knorr,
gave two numbers during the service,
"Lead Kindly Light" and "Abide
With Me."
The interment was at the family
plot in the Oak Hill cemetery beside
the husband and daughter, who have
preceded her in death.
The pall bearers were friends of
the family, W. A. Robertson. W. F.
Evers. H. A. Schneider. Don C. York,
L. O. Minor of this city, and John K.
Morrison, of Omaha.
LEAVE FOIl OUTING
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening Sheriff Homer Sylves
ter with Mrs. Sylvester and their
daughter?, Avis, Billy Jean. Margaret
and Patty Ann, departed for a short
vacation trip to the Black Hills and
eastern Wyoming. They are to visit
at Rapid City, South Dakota, with
the mother of Sheriff Sylvester and
then on to Sundance and Lusk, Wyo
ming where the sheriff has brothers
and sisters residing. The mother is
leaving soon for Idaho for the sum
mer and this will affcrd the oppor
tunity for a delightful family visit.
Deputy Sheriff Cass Sylvester and
wife will reside at the sheriff's resi
dence during the absence of the fam
ily and with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Richardson look after the care of the
prisoners.