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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937.
NO. 72
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Epworth League
Theme of M. E.
Service Sunday
J The speaker was Milo Price, teach-
Young People's Organization of thejer of history in the local high school,
Church Center of Service on vho took the history of the oriental
80th Anniversary. nations from the earliest times down
to the present day. He sketched the
The Epv.-orth League, young peo-j racial differences of China and Japan
pie's organization of the Methodist
cnurcn, was me ineme ui iue
the theme of theife'"1 nan..n. c-.nu .ur n.
eiehtieth anniversary services held;one
Sundav at the church.
This society has been a great, factor
in the church since its first organiz
ation at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1SS9.
So rapid was the growth of the so
ciety that when the Flattsmouth
charter was granted on August 15,
1S91 it was the 6,332 chapter to be
organized.
Preceding the program in the morn
ing the dedicatory service was held
for the new nymnals that had been
purchased through the efforts of the
class of Mrs. Elmer Sundstrom. This
was conducted by the pastor. Rev.
V. C. Wright.
The League portion of the program
was presided over by E. H. "Wescott,
long an active leader of the society,
it being at the home of his parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wescott.
that the League held their annual i
New Year's reception over a period of j
twenty-five years. j
Miss Elia Kennedy was presented)
by Mr. Wescott, she being the oldest !
surviving charter member of the Ep
worth League. The first meeting was
on August 15. 1S91 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Washington Smith,
v.hose daughter, Miss Mattie, was
one of the early leaders in this work.
Mrs. J. W. Crabill, who as Bertha
Kennedy, naa oeen a leader in tne
early days, told of the many inter
esting personalities that had formed
the League and.tlie various.. social
activities that had featured the past
years. Among the leaders of the past i
C. S. Polk had been one of the out
standing. There were excerpts from letters
of sixteen former members of the
League in early days that were re
siding at distant points, some in
California and others in the east.
Misses Margaret and Alice Davis!
of Lincoln, were present at the ser
vice of the society in which they had
been active for many years.
In the congregation there were
some fifteen who at various times had
been members of the organization. j
The present officers of the League;
were present and the president. Earl .
Koebel. gave a very interesting talk, j
Other officers of the League are: I
Viva Palmer, first vice president; j
Mary Louise Walton, second vice
president: Naomi Day, third vice
president; Clara Senf, fourth vice-j
president; Jane Persinger. secretary!
and treasurer. j
Evening Service
The evening service hour was turn,
ed over to the public forum program
of the church and in which two very
fine talks, reflecting the work of the
cnurcn anu us raeuiueisuip wasi
given.
Milo Price of the high school!
faculty gave a talk on "Methodism
and Education," pointing out the fine
contributions to education that had
'fen given by the church in the
urse of years, the schools and col
i pes that were maintained for edu
cational work and ranked among the
!"-?t in the nation.
George A. Kaffenberger, member
i the local church for many years,
taiked on "Christian Service," a very
presented story of the service
that church would expect and should
li.ive from the members of the church.
It was truly an inspirational ad
dress. MAY VISIT HOME
Letters received by Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Lillie from their son, Harvey
Keeling. -wi10 is stationed on the
U. s. s. "Arizona" at the naval base
a San Pedro, California, state that
he txpetts to secure a furlough soon.
Harvey is enjoying his experience
ery muth ana is an enthusiast over
the 1Ue n the ocean.
"e hopes to be able to secure a fur
ojKh by December and be able to
n home, but this will depend
"i t ZT lntwlnal Nation
id the far east.
HEAR TALK ON CHINA
The Rotarians Tuesday at their
meeting had the pleasure of a very in
teresting talk on the far east, "China
and Japan," -where the eyes of the
world are fixed on the great struggle.
i fe"1 " -6.v,
of the most militant in the
1
! world.
The meeting was under the lead
ership of "William Eaird.
Resume Drilling
of Oil Well on
Sporer Farm
'President C. J. Schneider and with
Broken Shaft Has Delayed Work as;w G Bocdeker of Murray as secre-
well Now Reaches 6S Feet and
Will Ee Pushed Now.
The drilling on the oil well lo
cated on the William Sporer farm
near Murray has now resumed as
the drilling machinery was able to
start in work again after a delay
caused by a broken shaft.
! The Golden Rod Oil Co.. and A. M.
.Scroggins, the superintendent in
charge of the work, have felt well
pleased at the outlook at the well
which has now been sunk sixty-eight
feet.
Mr. Scroggins states that Pennsyl-
,lU"d luuesiuue as " the Omaha National bank, was one
of quicksand have been encountered jof thg speakers of the afternoon and
by the drillers. The limestone is un- j dscussed ..rubllc Relations in Bank
usually close to the surface at the j coverlnK a concise manner the
j scene of the drilling, much more so
than is ordinarily found in the drill
ing operations.
When the drilling is in progress it
is very interesting and many have
paid visits to the rig located north of
Murray and watched the drilling of
the well which if successful will mean
a great deal to this section of Ne
braska. YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED
Saturday evening the marriage of
Miss Ella Griffin of Union and Mr.
Russell E. Arnold of this city was ,
revealed to the relatives and friends
of the young people.
The marriage occurred on Satur
day, October 2nd. at the residence of
Rev. L. W. Verts of the Baptist
church, at Glenwood, Iowa. The
bridal couple had quietly slipped
away to the Iowa city for the cere
mony and had planned to keep the
I marriage a secret as the bride is com
Ipleting her last year in high school.
The publication of the license, how
ever, revealed the ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Griffin of Union, where
she has grown up and is one of the
popular young ladies of that com
munity and has been a leader in
school activities. The news of the
wedding came as a great surprise to
ithe many friends in Union and vi-
t
cinity.
The groom is the j-oungest son of
!Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Arnold of this
city and has grown up here and re
ceived his education at the local
school. He is a young man of out
standing character and pleasant per
sonality and has a very large group
of friends here who will join in their
best wishes to the young people on
their new happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will make
their home here, the groom being en
gaged at the Wimpy Inn.
PURCHASES MURRAY PROPERTY
C. F. Harris, of Union, former
county commissioner, Saturday clo3ed
the deal for the purchase of the D. J.
Pittman residence at Murray, one of
the attractive properties in that com
munity. The home has eight rooms
and is modern in every way nnd
makes it very desirable as a home.
Mr. Harris is however to remain at
his Union home and will handle the
Pittman place as rental property.
NOTICE
Ladies fur or clotn coats relined.
Reasonable prices. Write Myrtle
Hennings, Route 2, Plattsmouth.
oll?ltd-2tw
Cass County
Bankers Hold
Meeting Here
Frank J. Domingo of Weeping- Water
New President Have a
Fine Banquet.
The bankers of Cass county with i
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tnpir pmn nvfs and laihpc hm thpir!"
; annual meeting on Columbus day in
i this city where the annual conven-
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uuu lieu urr ii ai 1 cLllgcru ill llicr liuinc ;
j city of Carl J. Schneider, retiring j
president. j
There was a fine representation oj
the banking people of the county fori
both the general meeting in the aft-j
iernoon and the banquet that follow-j
ed in the evening. i
The convention met at the district !
COur room at
the court house at j
j2:30 and was called to order by
tary.
The address of welcome on behalf
of the Chamber of Commerce, was
given by E. H. Wescott. secretary of
the organization and who greeted theto thg Sidney bovs. from across the
visiting party with the usual warmimg Muddy a team that f0URht for
Plattsmouth appreciation of having
the city selected for the annual meet
ing. The response on behalf of the bank
ers was given by Guy L. Clements of
the American Exchange bank of
Elmwood, who expressed for the
group their pleasure at being here
for the gathering.
Victor B. Smith, vice-president of
fa relationship of the
banking institutions and the persons
who make up their patrons.
Robert Garst. president of the Pio
neer Seed Co., of Coon Rapids, Iowa,
gave a most interesting , talk on
"Hybrid Corn in All Its Phases,"
which was of particular moment to
the representatives of the large farm
ing districts.
The association took up the mat
ter of the election of the officers for
the ensuing year and the following
were named:
President Frank Dominn. Ween-
ing Water.
Vice - President Harvey Koop,
Louisville.
Secretary - Treasurer Harry Rob
ertson, Eagle.
The next meeting will be at Weep
ing Water in 193S.
Evening Program
The Fellowship room of the First
Fresbyterian church was a very at
tractive setting for the banquet and
the artistically arranged tables add
ed charm.
The ladies of the church had pre
pared a very fine menu that was ex
cellently served and made a repast
that will long be remembered by the
participants in the banquet. The
menu comprised:
The Masonic quartet composed of
R. W. Knorr, H. G. McClusky, R. C.
Cook. F. A. Cloidt and E. H. Wes
cott as the accompanist, gave three
numbers, "The Bell3 of, St. Mary's,"
"Home on the Range" and "Lights
Out."
R. Foster Patterson, of the history
department of Tarkio college, was
the speaker of the evening on
"Streamlining Columbus," in which
"Pat" was at his best in the clever
and humorous vein that has made
him a popular after dinner speaker.
This was a fitting climax of the day.
Fruit Cocktail
Fried Chicken
Mashed Potatoes - Gravy
Dressing
Stringless Beans ,
Pickles - Beet Relish
Salad Supreme
Rolls - - Jelly
Apple Pie a la Mode
Coffee
Mints - - Nuts
The Invocation was given by Dr.
H. G. McClusky, pastor of the church
and made -an impressive opening of
the worthwhile evening.
W. G. Boedeker, president of the
Murray State bank, was the toast
master and in this role the genial
banker was at his best and made a
most enjoyed part of the program.
Judge and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury,
who this Bummer had a very exten
sive tour over the various sections of
the south and east, presented mo-
tion pictures of many places of ' in
terest that were accompanied by de
scriptions and data as to the various
scenes shown.
HUNTERS ARE ACTIVE
Saturday and Sunday were great j
days for the duck hunters of the state
and large parties were scattered from
the Missouri river west to the state;
boundary. .
Several of the local hunters drove
! m n v m 51 p
to seek hunting grounds
" i
while one ot me largest uags report-
jed was from a few miles up the Mis-
I souri
where a group of local men
secured a fine bag that was within a;
of the limit.
Sidney and
Flattsmouth in
Scoreless Tie:,
:
Locals Have Edge on Visitors onj
"Dntms And Show Improved Form !
Iowans Hold in Pinches.
It was a different team that took
the field last evening and played host
CO gruelling minutes to a 0-0 tie. u
The Sidney boys hammered ia vain'
against the defenses of an inspired : g
Plattsmouth eleven. A fine crowd j
watched the two well-balanced teams
fight back and forth to a scoreless j
tle-
By the statistics, Plattsmouth was!
superior, but Sidney held firm hen
UllCl the
as was many incomplete forward
passes.
Wooster, Miller and White showed
speed on their winged hoofs with sev
eral spectacular runs. York. Rebal
and McCarthy did well on the line
work. - j
Being the first meeting of these two
high schools, each will look forward
to the next game when one will
emerge victorious.
In the early minutes of the game
Chuck Staska suffered a broken blood
vessel and was replaced by Bernard
Jackson, who made a very accept
able substitute.
W. C. T. U. MEETS
The W. C. T. U. held a very pleas
ant meeting Monday afternoon at the
home of their president. Mrs. R
Hayes and a very large numer in at
tendance. Mrs. S. A. Wiles led the devotions
and Mrs. V. C. Wright had the prayer.
Miss Olive Gass, program chair
man, took charge of the meeting and
short talks were given on what the
liquor interests are doing over the
nation to spread their traffic.
Mrs. Pearl Mann and Mrs. J. M.
Leyda gave short talks, Mrs. Mann on
the propaganda plans of the liquor
interests and Mrs. Leyda on the mat
ter of local unions doing their ut
most for the temperance cause.
There were round table discussions
by the various members on the phases
of the present day revival of the
temperance drives.
The afternoon closed with the
W. C. T. U. benediction and the re
freshments served by the hostess.
LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA
Robert Langlotz, of New York, who
has been here visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wurl, departed
Sunday for the west coast and was
accompanied by Robert Wurl, they
expecting to spend several weeks in
sightseeing.
They will spend a great deal of
the time in southern California where
the Paul Wurl and Ernest Wurl fam
ilies are located and while there
Robert will have the opportunity of
meeting many of the old time friends
who are now located at various cities
along the southern coast.
LOCATES AT POWDER PUFF
Miss Kathryn Hirz, wiio has just
recently completed a course of study
at one of the large beauty operator
training schools in the west at Om
aha, is now located in this city.
Miss Hirz is assisting at the Pow
der Pui shop of Mrs. Arnold Lillie on
South Sixth street and with her fine
training will make a most pleasing
addition to the shop.
uie KJ1 MU3 inieaieucu, uuu iucijle new officers
familiar punt was much ia evidence.1 : th
Christian
Endeavor Has
Banquet
Held at the Fellowship Room of
First Presbyterian Church
and Many Attend,
The members of the Christian En-
, (leaver society of the Presbyterian
cnurcn met suuaay evening ai a
membt rship banquet staged in the
; FolIowshi; room of the church.
The room was very beautifully de-
corated with the bright colored sumac
leaves artistically arranged, while
the tables carried out the red and
white theme, red candles being used
on the tables.
The program had been cleverly ar
ranged both in the design or the pxace
the theme of the speaking
ess the goals for the com-
mg year.
-Miss Eleanor Minor very capably
presided over the banquet as the
I toastmistress and presented the var-
ious speakers, all of whom brought
lout many helpful thoughts on the
I goals of the coming year.
i The toast list was as follows:
; G
Ginger Eleanor Minor
Optimism Don McPherson
Aye! Aye! Frances Cloidt
Lookout Jean Knorr
-Salt Miss Pearl Staats
Miss Eleanor Giles cave a lovely
altQ solo aud Richard Cole a very
artislic trumpet solo, both numbers
being verv much enjoved.
1)r H G McCluskVf past0r of the
church very impressively installed
11 - - ff ? -c? -kf tVn TTnrloo vnr
following: Jean
Knorr, president; Eleanor Minor,
vice-president; Norma Johnson, sec
retary and John Livingston, treas
urer. LECREATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS
The Recreational Council, formed
several months ago when the first
recreational program was prorored in
this community, met Monday after
noon for the first time since the
change in the setup of the program.
The recreational program is now
to cover one of adult participation
for the winter and the plans are be
ing worked out by A. E. Edgerton.
Cass county director, for a thorough
opportunity for all sections to par
ticipate in these recreational pro-
The memoers of the council, John
P. Sattler, chairman; L. S. Devoe, Rev
G. A. Pahl, Fred H. Sharpnack, Mrs.
L. W. Egenberger, E. H. Schulhof,
at the meeting Monday voted to ask
all civic as well as denominational
bodies to have a member on the coun
cil for the winter program.
They were well pleased with the
local recreational hedquarters, which
have been fixed up nicely and in
hich the center has received the fine
support of the city of Plattsmouth.
twner of the structure.
Plans are now on for the proper
heating of the building and the se
curing of a piano for the use in com
I'tunity singing and musical activ
ities. INJURED IN ACCIDENT
B. p. Wiles, a well known resident
here for many years, is in the hospital
at Shenandoah. Iowa, as the result
of injuries received in an auto acci
dent three miles east of Shenandoah,
Monday evening.
Mr. Wiles was driving his car and
was accompanied by a young lad
when he was taken ill with what
was thought a heart attack, and lost
control of" the car which ran into a
ditch and overturned. He suffered
several cuts and bruises and was se
verely shocked.
Harley Wiles, a son, and J. E.
Wiles, a brother of Mr. Wiles, depart
ed for Shenandoah on the receipt of
the message and found the patient
doing as well as possible.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend thanks and
appreciation, to all who kindly gave
sympathy and assistance in time of
our berer.vement. The children and
relatives of Mrs. T. D. Buck; Mrs.
Ella Simmons; Taylor Buck and
Family; Foster Buck and Wife; Mrs.
E. C. Carrell and Family; Mrs. J. D.
Cross and Family. d&w
HOME FROM NAVY
From Wednesday's Daily
Oliver Taylor, one or the Platts
mouth young men serving Uncle Sam
in the navy, arrived home last eve
ning for a furlough visit with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor
and other relatives and old friends.
Oliver, who graduated here in the
class of 1934, has put in some three
years in the navy and is now a signal
man third class. He has been on the
"California," flagship of the Pacific
fleet and has seen a great deal of
service.
Oliver is looking fine and the navy
appears to
have agreed well withlof the new world by Christopher Co-
him in every way and he makes a
very fine showing for the navy.
Vote Aid to
County Husking
Contest Here
Ad Club Acquires Its Own Broad
casting System Pleased "with
Korn Karnival Success
The Plattsmouth Ad Club has ac
quired a broadcasting system of its
own. after several years of renting
privately owned equipment for its
weekly Wednesday night broadcasts
and annual Korn Karnival broad
casts. The committee named at last
meeting to investigate purchase of a
portable unit, and given power to
act, reported at today's luncheon the
same had been bought.
The club voted ?10 in expense
and prize money for the Cass coun
ty cornhusking contest to be held at
the Albert Wiles farm just south of
the city next Tuesday afternoon,
October 19. Corn in this field, which
adjoins the highway, is said to be
as good as any in this section, -and
will make 40 bushels to the acre,
giving contestants for the first time
in several years opportunity to show
their stuff. '. ..
The contest is expected to attract
a considerable number of huskers of
more than local renown from over
the county, and a large number of
spectators.
Various other matters of routine
business took up the time of the
members present at today's lunch
eon held at the Plattsmouth hotel
dining room.
BREAK INTO HOUSE
Monday n'.ght between 8 and 9
o'clock the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Goos on Locust street between
Sixth and Seventh, was entered and
only the arrival of the family fright
ened the parties away.
Entrance was gained through a
window at the south of the house and
apparently from the traces left twe
boys were in the burglarizing party.
They had ransacked the drawers in
bureaus and handled over articles in
the various rooms and as the car
with Mr. and Mrs. Goos motored down
the driveway about 8:45 the parties
made a hurried getaway.
The matter was reported to the
office of Sheriff Homer Sylvester but
so far no trace has been found of the
parties.
WOMAN'S CLUB CONVENTION
The Cass County Woman's club
convention will be held at Elmwood,
October 19, beginning at 9:15. A
very interesting program has been
planned, including talks by Dr. An
derson of Union, Mrs. John I. Beaten,
district president of the N. F. W. C,
Miss Jessie Baldwin, county home
agent of Cass county, Newton Gaines
6tate recreational director, Mrs. David
Simms of Hastings, state chairman
of international relations, who will
give her travelogue and her visit
to the League of nations; a demon
stration from the Nebraska School
for the Blind at Nebraska City; mu
sic from Plattsmouth, Elmwood,
Louisville and Avoca; a skit by the
Weeping Water women; and others
It will be a very interesting and bene-
ficial meeting for all who attend.
LOCATING IN MICHIGAN
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Downing and
daughter. Donna Marie, left Sunday
for Grand Rapids, Michigan, where
they are to make their home. Mrs.
Downing and daughter have been
here visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Taylor.
Columbus Day
Observance by
the K. of C.
Father Frances Deglam, Student
Counselor at Creighton Univer
sity Is the Speaker.
From Wednesday's Daily
The Monsignor M. A. Shine council
of the Knights of Columbus last eve
ring had a very excellent observance
of the anniversary of the discovery
lumbus. at their hall and which was
r. 'tended by a very pleasing group of
the members and their friends.
The meeting was opened by,E. K.
trchulhof, rand knight of the local
council and who in turn presented At.
torney Walter H. Smith, lecturer and
the chairman of the program.
John J. Cloidt gave two very fine
vocal numbers. "Neapolitan Nights"
and "I'll Take You Home Again
Kathleen," Mrs. Cloidt being the ac
companist. Superintendent L. S. Devoe was
present and gave his magic act, one
that was highly entertaining and en
thusiastically received by the mem
bers of the party. Mr. Devoe has de
veloped a very baffling act and one
that always proves a fascinating form
of entertainment for his audiences.
Leland Laase served as the assistant
to Mr. Devoe in his presentation.
The speaker of the evening was
Rev. Father Francis Deglam, of
Creighton university, who took as
his theme the life of Christopher Co
lumbus. From the life of the famous
Genoese adventurer the speaker com
pared his spirit of daring for a cause
with the society that has borne his
name, the Knights of Columbus,
American order for the Catholic man
hood, to whom the speaker brought
the challenge of the day for service.
Father Deglam stated that the pres
ent time was filled with the greatest
danger to religion and western civil
ization since the time of the rise of
the Turks in new philosophy that was
being instilled into many nations of
the earth. ,The teaching of Karl
Marx, German scholar, had been fol
lowed by a Russian refugee and who
to the teachings of the new theory
had added that of hatred for the gov
ernment of his land that had killed
his father, thus was the spirit of
Lenin, great figure of the bloody Rus
sian Revolution.
These doctrines that of the equal
distribution of wealth as one, affect
ing the home and family life and the
structure of our form of government
as it challenged the right of the in
dividual to their life. The seed of
communism was far more prevailing
than most of the people realized and
it was to war on this that the speak
er called upon the Knights of Co
lumbus to do their part.
He urged the members of the so
ciety to fight together in the effort
to keep out these doctrines that
might shake the American form of
government and undermine the spirit
of personal and religious liberty.
FatLer Deglam also called the at
tention to the efforts in some nations
to drive out religion and to build up
a world of paganism. He also stated
that the outside world knew little of
the real facts of the Spanish situ
ation, at least from the standpoint of
the rebels who were fighting the red
movement in that nation.
Following the address of the eve
ning the committee in charge served
sandwiches and coffee.
John H. Crane and Joseph Wol
pert of Manley were here to enjoy
the program.
COLUMBUS DAY
The observance of Columbus day
in the community was largely con
fined to the Plattsmouth State bank
closing as well as various county of
fices at the court house, otherwise the
day was merely Tuesday to the rest
of the inhabitants.
This evening the Knights of Co
lumbus are observing the day by hav
ing Rev. Francis Deglman, student
counselor at Creighton university
here as a speaker.
The Cass county bankers will mark
the holiday by their annual meeting
which is being held this afternoon
and the banquet this evening at the
parlors of the First Presbyterian
church.