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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THUESDAY, JULY 22, 1937.
NO. 48
C. L Pittman, World War
Veteran, Killed Monday Afternoon
at Norfolk Packing Plant
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Caught in Conveyor While Doing Re
pair Work, Well Known Carpen
ter Beaten to Death.
C. L. Pittman, 50, World war vet
eran, was killed Monday afternoon at
1:45 at the plant of the Norfolk
Packing company, where he has been
engaged in working on the repair of
machinery and equipment prepara
tory to the corn packing season.
lie was repairing the corn waste
conveyor at the time of the accident
and was in the conveyor when the
current operating the machinery was
turned on. Ke had asked, it was said,
that the current be switched on, but
failed to get out of the danger.
He was apparently caught head
first and the body carried around the
shaft, crushing his head and mang
ling it.
His scream was heard as he real
ized the danger and the machinery
was stopped, but not until the man
was beaten to death.
Mr. Pittman, who was born and
grew up in the vicinity of Avoca
has in recently years made his home
in Plattsmouth and he was at the
time of his death junior vice-commander
of the Hugh J. Kearns post
of the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons and a daughter, Donald and Earl
and Miss Irma Pittman of this city
as well as the aged mother, who re
sides at Avoca as well as several
brothel s and sisters.
The remains were taken to the
Sattler funeral home to await the ar
rangements for the funeral.
WELCOME TO PLATTSMOUTH
The Syracuse Journal-Democrat,
which last week spoke in very com
plimentary terms of the appearance
of our Junior drum corps at their
4th of July celebration, says that
Syracuse is planning premanent
floats to be used in the Ak-Sar-Ben
parade at Omaha, the county fair
parade in Syracuse, the Apple Har
vest Festival at Nebraska City and
the King Korn Karnival at Platts
mouth. Perhaps this idea represents that
"something new under the sun." It
appears sensible! Why not build a
permanent float and use it to adver
tise your town throughout the sea
son, rather than spend a lot of mon
ey building one-day floats? There
are plenty of old automobile chassis
that could be use'd for floats and that
would look as well drawn behind a
neat new model car, as do trucks
impelled by their own power. The
original cost, while greater would be
far less in comparison with number
viewing it.
This raises another idea of com
munity co-operation. While in Ne
braska City Friday night, a Platts
mouth man was approached on the
proposition of Nebraska City send
ing a junior band here for our King
Korn Karnival, with Plattsmouth in
return sending our Junior drum
corps down for their show which
comes in October a few weeks after
the Korn Karnival. It is a friendly
gesture, well worthy of considera
tion. CHECKS DOCK WOEK
The wet --eather and the recent
high water of the Missouri river, has
had a tendency to check the start of
the active work on the new river
dock east of the city.
The road to the dock site was soft
ened during the recent rise in the
river which overflowed the road near
the old first channel and this waB
followed by the recent rains that has
made it very soft and difficult to get
to end from the river.
The hauling of material will be
resumed as soon as the roads will
permit and the actual construction
work gotten under way.
This is the first docak to be started
in this section of the river and it is
hoped to have it ready as soon as
possible in order that it can serve as
a type for use at other points along
the river.
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Large Number Attend Last Eites at
Sattler Funeral Home Legion
Services at the Grave.
Tuesday afternoon as the day was
drawing to its close, the funeral ser
vices of Corda L. Pittman, were held
at the Sattler funeral home, where a
very large group of the old friends
had gathered to pay their last tribute
to his memory, sharing the sorrow
that his tragic death had brought
to the family circle.
The Rev. W. A. Taylor, of Union,
who has ministered to the sorrow ofjtlie race- Some of the racers were
many hundreds in his pastorate, was ! ver- tlass' 511 appearance and others
in rw nf the rviw and hrmiffht i show ed the rough but earnest work
the beauty and the comfort from the
scriptures to the bereaved family.
paying a fine tribute to the life of the
departed and his services as a sailor
in the World war, as a citizen and as
the husband and father.
During the services Mrs. Hal Gar
net t and Mr. Frank A. Cloidt gave
two numbers, "Whispering Hope"
and, "Sometime We'll Understand,"
Mrs. O. C. Hudson being the -accompanist.
The escort and pall bearers were
members of the Hugh J. Kearns post
No. 56, of the American Legion, of
which Mr. Pittman was the junior
vice comma;ider. The pall bearers
were Judge A. H. Duxbury, E. O.
Vroman. Clerk of the District Court
C. E. Ledgway, Fred Herbster, Fred
Lugsch, L. W. Niel.
The color bearers were M. D.
Brown and Don Seiver, while the
color guard was Leo Boynton and
Harry Nielsen.
The services at the grave com
prised a prayer by Rev. Taylor and
the ritualistic service by Commander j
E. G. Ofe and Chaplain Raymond Lar-
son. !
The firing squad from the 17th
infantry gave the soldiers last fare
well, they being under the command
of J. A. Capwell. W. R. Holly sound
ed taps.
Obituary
Corda L. Pittman was born August
19, 18S2 at Corydon, Indiana and
died July 19, 1937 at Plattsmouth,
Nebraska at the age of 54 years and
11 months. He was the son of
Thomas and Sarah Pittman. At the
age of 9 weeks his parents moved
to Nebraska, settling near Nehawka.
Later they moved to Waco and when
Corda was 13 years old they settled
at Avoca where he grew to manhood.
August 11, 1909 he was married to
Anna Kanke of Plattsmouth, and to
this union were born three children,
Donald, Irma, and Earl, all of whom
are at home.
Corda served in the capacity of
carpenters mate in naval aviation,
discharged as first class petty offi
cer. After the Armistice he did re
construction work in France and Bel
gium until June 1919. He was just
elected vice commander for his Le
gion post for the year of 1937.
Besides his wife and children he
leaves to mourn his loss, his aged
mother, two brothers. Ward of Om
aha. Marion of Avoca, and two sis
ters, Hattie Chapman and Laura
Fleshman of Nehawka and a host of
friends.
VISITS IN THE CITY
John M. Fitch, of near Nehawka,
was in the city Saturday for a few
hours and while here was a pleasant
caller at the Journal, renewing his
subscription ta the semi-weekly edi
tion of the paper.
Mr. Fitch is a member of one of
the pioneer families of territorial
days, that of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.
Fitch and he was born on the home
stead south of this city. He has been
a reader of the Journal for many
years, it being a part of his household
necessities.
DEPAETS FOE SOUTH DAKOTA
From Monday's Dally
Miss Grace Louise Wiles departed
this morning by plane from Omaha
for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where
she will spend the week. She will
be a guest of her aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lockhart and fam
ily while at Sioux Falls.
Many Witness
Annual Soap
Box Derby
Event Is Held on North Fourth
Street Sunday Afternoon En
joyed by Large Number.
The boys of the community that
have been devoting the past weeks in
the construction of their cars for the
annual soap box derby, had the op
portunity Sunday afternoon of show
ing the result of their skill.
There were seven entries in the
event and all degrees of workman
ship was shown in the cars as they
appeared on the scene Sunday for
of the youngsters who
had built
them.
The crowds commenced to gather
early and by the time for the start of
the race at 2:30, a large number were
assembled along the route of the
race and especially at the finish line
just west of the court house.
The starters of the race were Clem
ent Woster, Carl Keil and Henry Wos
ter, who had the task of lining up
the cars at the top of the hill for the
take off.
The judges of the race were Carl
Schneider, Mayor George Lushinsky
and Bernard Wurl.
Several of the preliminary heats
were close but in the tryouts it was
easy to see that the cars of Kenneth
Wohlfar'th and Walter Bryant were
clearly in a class by themselves in
the race.
These two young racers were pit
ted in the finals and much interest
was shown in the outcome with
Wohlfarth, winner last year, a favor
ite in the race. Bryant, however,
when the final race started took a
good lead that he extended as the
finish line approached and was over
an easy winer.
In the consolation races Leonard
Sherd was the winner of the first
place honors.
As a trophy of the race Walter
Bryant will receive a fine silver cup
to remember the event with.
W. H. HOEMAN DIRECTING
A CAFPELLA CHOIR
Prof, and Mrs. W. H. Hohman of
Newton, Kansas spent Friday night
with the mother of Mrs. Hohman,
Mrs. August Roessler and left Satur
day morning for the a cappella choir
goodwill tour through the east. Their
three children are remaining with
Mrs. Roessler while the tour is being
made.
Mr. Hohman is proressor of music
in the Bethel college in Newton. He
is directing the choir of 32 voices on
the tour this summer. Mrs. Newton
goes with the group as chaperon of
the girls.
The first appearance was made at
Beatrice, Nebr., on Friday. Sunday
the group sang at Washington, 111.
Remaining stops on the tour are
Peoria, 111., July 19; Chicago, where
they will be heard over the Farm and
Home hour, July 20 and 21; Goshen,
Ind., July 22; Berne, Ind., July 23;
Bluffton, Oho, July 25; Pandora,
Ohio, July 26; Sugar Creek, Ohio.
July 27; Washington, D. C, July 29
August 1; Summerfield, 111., Aug. 4;
Fortuna, Mo., August 5; and they re
turn to Bethel on August 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Hohman will prob
ably visit here after their return from
the trip. Mrs. Hohman was formerly
a teacher in the Plattsmouth schools.
SET PICNIC DATE
A meeting was held on Friday eve
ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Stamp, south of this city, to
arrange for the annual reunion of
Rock Bluffs pioneers.
Dr. G. H. Gilmore, of Murray pre
sided and J. L. Stamp served as the
secretary of the meeting.
The date that was decided on for
the picnic was Sunday, August 15th
and the place selected, that of the
Hutchison grove, where the reunions
have been held in the past.
Committees were appointed to ar
range the details of the reunion.
After the meeting a very much en
joyed luncheon was served by Mrs.
Stamp, assisted by the other ladies
present.
HAS CAE DAMAGED
Wallace Terryberry, of this city,
had the rear of his automobile very
badly damaged Sunday evening near
Lincoln. He was stopping at an oil
station near Playmore park, just out
of Lincoln, when a car came along
and plowed into the rear of the Terry
berry car.
The driver of the car that hit
Terryberry, pulled loose and was
away before his name or the license
number of the car could be learned.
The car of Mr. Terryberry will re -
quire a great deal of work before it
can be placed back in service.
Prefers Hospital
to Serving Term
in State Prison
Frank Harmer, Sentenced to Ten
Years, Asks Supreme Court to
Eeverse and Eemand Case.
Frank Harmer, convicted in this! May cards were sent to every farm
county of breaking and entering a ; stating that eggs would hatch soon,
garage, also charged with being an ' Poisoning was done to some extent in
habitual criminal, sentenced to serve hatching bed. In June the problem
ten years in the penitentiary by the j became serious with drought. 150
trial court, is asking the supreme j tons of poison bait were scattered,
court to reverse and dismiss and or-j This spring, it was known that
der that he be remanded to the sher- ! the situation was coming. Many
iff to carry out ol der of committment j found egg beds. The farm bureau
to the state hospital. Brief in behalf (mixed bait at 51.15 per sack and put
was filed Tuesday. j out 75 to 100 tons at that price. Fed-
The information charged that onieral bait then came in and could be
April 25, 1936, he broke into a garage :sent out at 40c per sack. 175 tons
on the Lee Stuart farm near Elm-j more were purchased.
wood and was shot in the hip by
Stuart. Ke was sentenced March 12,
1937, on a complaint filed May 2,,any county in the state, according to
1936, charging breaking and enter-jits size. Even though the situation
ing and of being an habitual crim-, is not as serious here as in many
inal. His motion for new
trial was
denied.
Prior to his conviction an insan
ity complaint was filed and on Sept.
8, 193C, the insanity commission en
tered an order committing him to
the state hospital. The order found
him to be feeble minded with the
mental capacity of a boy of 12 years.
On Oct. 10 he filed motion for dis
missal of the criminal charge in
view of action by the insanity board
but this was overruled.
Numerous alleged errors are re
cited by attorneys for defendant, one
being failure to sustain motion for a
directed verdict. It is claimed that
alfho charged with breaking and en
tering, the facts constitute the crime
of burglary. He also complains that
his insanity defense at trial was
ignored.
DEATH OF MES. J. G. WHEELD0N
Mrs. J. G. Wheeldon, mother of
M. P. Wheeldon and grandmother of
Mrs. Raymond G. Larson, both of
this city, died late Monday night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lot
tie Hauber, in Nebraska City. She
was past 8 7 years of age, but had
been in good health until just re
cently. Born January 28, 1850, in Indi
ana, she grew to womanhood in her
native state, where she was married
to J. G. Wheeldon. who preceded
her in death in 1915. Some time
after their marriage they came to
Nebraska and she had lived in Ne
braska City the past 50 years ,or
more.
Three children, M. P., of Platts
mouth; Mrs. Hauber, of Nebraska
City, and Mrs. Edith Israel, of Per
cival. Iowa, survive; also ten grand
children and nine great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Larson is one of the sur
viving grandchildren. One brother
and two sisters also remain, residing
at distant points.
TO PLAY AT AUBUEN
The Plattsmouth Merchants will
play their baseball game Sunday at
Auburn instead of this city as was
originally scheduled. The Auburtn
park is much better and the game
there promised a better gate for the
two teams.
Auburn is now the leader in the
Southeastern league as the Merchants
nudged the Nebraska City Wreckers
out of the king row last Sunday.
Clyde Jackson, local Connie Mack,
is hopeful that the Merchants will be
able to cleanup on Auburn Sunday,
altho Auburn has twice defeated the
locals.
Phone news items to no. e.
Discuss Hopper
Plague at Meet'g
Here Saturday
Seventy-five Local Farmers Meet and
Plan Warfare on Hoppers Cass
County Has Led in Fight.
Seventy-five men gatnered at the
district court room in Plattsmouth
'Saturday evening to discuss the grass-
hopper situation in this precinct.
Jean Spangler, of the agriculture
committee of the Plattsmouth cham
ber of commerce took charge of the
meeting.
D. D. Wainscott, county agricul
tural agent, was introduced. He told
something of the fight that has been
made in this county during the past
two years to save the crops.
During the spring or 1936, the
entomology department of the uni
versity warned county agents that
the hopper problem would be ser
ious. Investigation was made and in
Mr. Wainscott stated that this
county has put out more bait than
counties, the campaign is still not in-
tensive enough.
He stated that hoppers were going
frcra the small grain fields, off the
roadsides, and into" the corn fields.
The shoots are starting in the corn
and are very tender. These are the
first part of the stalk attacked and
the ear is ruined. He urged that the
hoppers be poisoned while on the
ground.
A large number of orders were
taken for the bait to be mixed the
first few days of this week.
VISIT AT HEEMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Born and Mrs.
Adam Stoehr drove to Herman, Ne
braska Tuesday morning where they
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Christoffersen. They found the
Herman friends quite well.
Mr. and Mrs. Born report that
crops are about the same around Her
man as here. The community has not
received rains during this month un
til Sunday when a heavy rain fell.
This came just in time to save the
corn. Harvesting and fighting of
grasshoppers is occupying the farm
ers' time there.
The visitors also saw signs of hail
around Tekamah and south of Blair.
Mr. and Mrs. Born returned Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Stoehr will remain un
til Thursda-y.
HEEE FOE FUNEEAL
Miss Maxine Jones of Belden and
Miss Esther Kartmann and her
mother. Mrs Arthur Hartmann of
Louisville, were guests at the Everett
Pickens home Tuesday. They were
here to attend tjhe funeral services
for C. L. Pittman. Miss Jones and
Miss Hartmann are roommates of
Miss Irma Pittman at the University
of Nebraska this summer.
VISIT SYLVESTEE HOME
From Tuesday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Davidson
of Minneapolis and Jack Bloodgood
of Scottsbluff, and Bobbie Bloodgood
of Louisville are here for a visit at
the home of Sheriff and Mrs. Homer
Sylvester and family. The Davidsons
are visiting at Weeping Water today
with Mrs. Lois Davidson, mother of
Mr. Davidson.
HOW COME DOC?
The Peru Pointer of July 16 says:
"Dr. Geo. Gilmore, Baptist minister
at Murray, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Clark Monday. He is in
terested in the archiological research
work being done here at present.""
LEAVES FOE E0CHESTEE
Henry Timm departed Sunday eve
ning for Rochester, Minnesota, where
he will spend the week at the Mayo
clinic. Mr. Timm received treatment
and an operation a few years ago at
Rochester and will have a thorough
checking up by the specialists. The
past spring he suffered a severe at
tack of stomach ulcers and which has
left him in a weakened condition.
During has absence at Rochester,
the Timm's tavern will be looked
after by Ralph O. Timm, assisted by
Bronson Timm.
Sues Justice
and Lawyer for
Damages
Erna Meierdierks Seeks Eecovery
From Justice W. E. Norris and
Attorney W. E. Linch.
From Wednesday's Daily
Another chapter of litigation in
volving the justice court of William
E. Norris. of Eagle, was filed today
in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court.
In this action Erna Meierdierks is
the plaintiff and William E. Norris,
justice cf the peace for Tipton pre
cinct and W. R. Linch, Lancaster
county attorney are named the de
fendants. The plaintiff asks judg
ment for $500.
The suit was filed by Dwyer and
Dwyer of this city, representing the
plaintiff in the action.
In the petition filed, it is alleged
that the two defendants conspired
and colluded to oppress and defraud
citizens of the state. It is further
alleged that an agreement was that
if 200 or more cases were filed by
the defendant Linch in the court that
the filing fee would not be charged
but collect the costs out of the de
fendants. It is further alleged that
Charles Carr was named as one of the
defendants in all of the suits, he be
ing a nominal defendant and in no
way liable to the plaintiff in the ac
tions. In each case he was to enter
a voluntary appearance.
The bill of particulars against the
plaintiff Erna Meierdierks was a suit
in which the Lincoln Hail Insurance
Co. was plaintiff, claiming the sum
of $62 to be due. The plaintiff in her
petition claims that a motion was
made to have the case continued and
mailed to the court, claiming a coun
ter claim of $100 due and payable on
the policies of the insurance com
pany. The petition alleges that the
plaintiff was notified that the motion
had arrived too late and that judg
ment had been rendered for the $62.
WHEAT STAETS MOVING
Edward Kelly, the manager of the
Cedar Creek elevator, has been re
ceiving a great deal of the new 1937
wheat crop in the last week as the
farmers complete their harvest and
dispose of it.
There has been nine cars of the
wheat sent from the Cedar Creek
elevator already to the larger grain
markets.
Mr. Kelly estimates the average
yield of wheat this year at twenty
five bushels to the acre in this sec
tion of the county.
EARN BUENS DOWN
From Tuesday's Dally
The frame barn located on the for
mer Jonas Johnson property on Win
tersteen hill, was destroyed by lire
this afternoon shortly after 1 p. m.
The fire was of unknown origin, and
spread rapidly, getting a strong head
waj before the fire department reach
ed the scene.
The loss will be in the neighbor
hood of $300 and was partially cov
ered by insurance.
The barn is the property of Elmer
Johnson.
SUFFERS APPENDICITIS
Tom Troop, of near Nehawka, has
been suffering for the past several
days from an attack of appendicitis
and which has kept him bedfast. It
was thought at first that he might
have to undergo hospitalization, but
Sunday his condition was better and
it is now thought that he may be able
to escape an operation at least for
the present.
Pretty Home
Wedding at
Union Sunday
i
Miss Sara Jane Upton Wedded to Mr.
Eodney K Whittmore, of
York, Nebraska.
In a charmingly arranged home
wedding Sunday at the home of the
bride at Union, Miss Sara Jane Up
ton was married to Mr. Rodney K.
Whittmore, of York, Nebraska.
The marriage took place at 4
o'clock in the living room of the
home which was attractively ar
ranged for the ceremony.
Preceding the ceremony Beltie Up
ton sang, "I Love You Truly," and
sofe music vas used through the ser
vice. The Rev. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church read the marriage
lines.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Martha Upton, as brides
maid and the groom had as his best
man, L. R. Upton, Jr., brother of the
bride.
The bride wore as her wedding
gown a costume of pink silk em
broidered net over satin and carried
pink roses.
The bride was gowned in yellow
satin with a corsage of yellow.
There were thirty-five present for
the ceremony.
Following the wedding there was
a reception tendered by Mr. and Mrs.
Upton in honor of the young people.
Mr. and Mrs. Whittmore will be
at home at Johnson, Nebraska, after
September 1st.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Upton, and is a graduate
of the University of Nebraska and
has been teaching for the past sev
eral years.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Whittmore of Polk, Nebras
ka, a graduate of York college and
at present is coach and principal in
the high school at Johnson, Nebras
ka. Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were: Mrs. Charl Schmidtmann, Om
aha; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reynolds,
Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Lynde, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Mclntire and Mrs. Lynde,
Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. CharleB Whitt
more, Polk; Beltie and" Catherine
Owens, Beaver Crossing; Dr. and Mrs.
M. U. Thomas. Weeping Water; Carl
Peters, Talmage.
ENJOYABLE REUNIONS
From Frank A. J. Miller, who is
a resident at the veterans home at
Wadsworth, Kansas, and was here
or a furlough, returning only last
week, comes word of two very en
joyable family reunions held during
his visit here.
The first was a picnic at Garfield
park. Those present included Mrs.
Myrtle Miller Vroman and family of
Minidoka, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Clara
Miller Boom of Chicago; Mr. and
Mrs. Ethel Miller Sitzman and fam
ily of Lincoln; Mrs. Joe Sitzman
and family, of Council Bluffs; Mr.
and Mrs. Amy Sitzman Miller, of
Plattsmouth; Jacob Miller, father,
of Plattsmouth, and Frank A. J. Mil
ler, from Soldiers' Home at Wads
worth, Kansas.
Fried tame rabbit, hot biscuits,
cold drinks, salad, pickles, ice cream
and cake were on the menu and a
splendid reunion was enjoyed.
Two days later, on July 7th, a
second reunion was held at the home
of Frank's oldest sister, Mrs. Ethel
Sitzman in Lincoln that proved
equally enjoyable, although not at
tended by quite as large a number.
The meal there was woven around
fried chicken with all the trimmings
and wound up with a fine cold wat
ermelon, which Frank Bays is "my
weakness."
With his letter he sent some photo
postcards, showing pictures of the
veterans' hospital, soldiers' home and
U. S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Frank says he enjoyed his visit
here very much, as it was a break
from the routine life there. He is a
charter member of Plattsmouth Le
gion post and always pays his dues
here. The Kansas Legion convention
is to be held at Atchison, August 5,
6 and 7, and he is planning on at
tending. Before becoming disabled,
Frank attended nearly every nation
al Legion convention, but of late
years has not been able to do so.
