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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1937.
NO. 78
Methodists
Close Series
of Meetings
Eightieth Anniversary of the Church
Marked With Homecoming
Services Sunday.
Sunday morning at the First Meth
odist church occurred the final ser
vice in the SOth anniversary program.
The Sunday school held a convocation
of all the older classes in the audi
torium at the regular Sunday school
hour, addressed by Mr. Milo Price.
At 11 o'clock was held the "I Re
member" service, which was a most
fitting close to the observances of the
past month in connection with the
early history of this church. C. C.
Wescott presented to the congrega
tion to preside over the meeting, Mr.
George M. Spurlock of York.
Mr. Spurlock's parents. Burwell
and Isabella Spurlock, were char
ter members of the church, and
"George" himself was a most active
member fcr many years. He served
on the official board in the late
eighties and nineties and had much
to do with the building of the present
church edifice which was first occu
pied in 1901.
He spoke with clear and certain
memory of the early years, during
which his parents and other pioneers
worked so devotedly, and with many
sacrifices and denials, in establishing
the church, Sunday school and other
auxiliaries. Incidents of great in
terest were recited one after another,
and time was too short to dwell in
detail upon any particular one. Mr.
Spurlock was always zealous in the
work of the church, and seems to
have lost none of his former force
and enthusiasm for the work of the
Kingdom of God.
Following this service, the congre
gation adjourned to the parlors where
a church-family-luncheon was served.
The tables were fu"Il.', Ttev." Wright, j
pastor of the church, pronounced the
invocation. Mrs. E. H. Wescott, chair
man of the anniversary celebration
committee, presided. In remarks most
appropriate to the occasion, the at
tention of those present was directed
in the delightful hours of "remem
bering and reminiscing" which fol-j
lowed. Messages from former mem-j
bers and pastors were read by dif
ferent ones in the group these all
recalling in vivid memories scenes
and experiences of the years that are
gone. Many names were recalled of;
those active in the progress of the
church, and tributes of honor and re-j
spect were feelingly expressed.
A huge white birthday cake, trim
med in yellow, and inscribed "SOth
anniversary," prepared by the Carr
bakery, was presented by the Ladies'
Federation of the church, to Mrs.
Wescott who proceeded to cut and
pass it to the assembled.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carton and two
daughters. Pearl and Jessie (as they
were familiarly known) were here
from Lincoln.
The luncheon hour extending into
mid-afternoon closed with remarks
by Rev. Wright, the singing of "Blest
Be the Tie" and the benediction.
Mr. Spurlock was accompanied by
his wife who spoke briefly, and also
by Mrs. W. B. Alexander, whose hus
band was a beloved pastor of this
church many years ago during its
early struggles. She spoke at both the
morning service and at the luncheon
hour. She also presented to the anni
versary committee, to become part of
the church historical records, a vol
ume of an early manual containing
information which otherwise would
be impossible to secure covering
many items of interest.
START FARM HOME
At the farm occupied by Morris
Stander west of the city the construc
tion of a fine modern six room farm
house has been started and which
will make a fine addition to the
farm.
The Henry Horn farm is having
a new house erected to replace that
destroyed by fire some weeks ago.
The house is now being covered and
will soon be ready for the final
touches. v
At the farm occupied by Harley
Wiles, a new and modern barn is be
ing completed and which will replace
that destroyed by fire some time ago.
Phone news Items to no. 8.
EUNERAL OF MRS. BRISSEY
The body of Mrs. W. F. Brissey was
brought to this city Sunday morning
from Burlington, Iowa, for services
at the Sattler funeral home and was
met here by members of the family
from Lincoln and other sections of
eastern Nebraska.
Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the
First Christian church, held the ser
vices and gave a sermon filled with
comfort to the bereaved family.
Mrs. Hal Garnett and David Rob
inson gave two numbers, "Pass Me
Not O Gentle Savior" and "The Old
Rugged Cross." The accompaniment
was played by Lester Thimgan.
The interment was at the Oak Hill
cemetery in the west part of the city
where others of the family are at
rest.
Two Fires
in City Over
the Week End
Barn and Garage at Krejci Place on
Pershing Avenue Burned Kelly
Home Damaged Sunday.
Two fires visited the city over the
week end, one that at the Krejci
place on Pershing avenue. Saturday
afternoon at the Kelly residence on
west Marble street Sunday.
The fire at the Krejci place started
in the upper section of a large barn
that was used as a garage and repair
shop by Frank Krejci. The fire had
a good start when it was first discov
ered and soon spread over the entire
building. The fire department ar
rived on the scene but the fire had
spread so rapidly that little could be
done to save the building. A truck
was gotten out of danger but all of
the equipment and machinery in the
building was -destroyed as the struc
ture was burned to the ground. It
was very fortunate that the flames
did' not spread to the large residence
on the place, a short distance from
the barn. The loss will amount to
several hundred dollars on the equip
ment alone.
Sunday at noon the fire department
was called to the residence property
owned by Mrs. Joseph Kelly on
Marble street between Tenth and
Eleventh. Here the roof was found
on fire, starting apparently from
sparks. The loss was estimated at
some $25. The property was occu
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harris
and family.
THIRTY ATTEND SCOUT
PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT
Attendance at the Hallowe'en
party for Boy Scouts at Camp Wheel
er Saturday night was in excess of
thirty about three-fourths of the
registered Plattsmouth Scouts. The
others, largely older boys who are
employed in stores about town, were
unable to attend on account of hav
ing to work. A few came down about
ten o'clock when the stores closed.
The party was given by the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary in exchange
for aid given by the Scouts in the
sale of memorial poppies just before
Decoration day. Auxiliary members
who prepared the luncheon were Mrs.
Raymond Larson, chairman of the
committee, Mrs. Fay McClintock and
Mrs. Elmer Webb.
Under direction of Scoutmaster
Larson the boys tackled some new
and interesting games that kept them
out-of-doors and on the go until 9:30
when the mess call was sounded. A
luncheon of sandwiches, doughnuts
and cider was provided. Later pop
corn was provided.
A number of car owners provided
cars to take the boys down and bring
them back. Eight of the boys re
mained at camp overnight.
PHIL RLHN SERIOUSLY ILL
Phillip F. Rihn, Union merchant,
is at the Immanuel hospital at Om
aha in serious condition as the result
of an attack of ulcers of the 6tomach.
Mr. Rihn suffered a hemorrhage
Tuesday at the store in Union and
was hurried to the hospital where a
blood transfusion was given.
Mr. Rihn continued very well all
through the day and it was thought
that a second transfusion might be
necessary last night, but his condi
tion showed improvement and his re
action to the treatment proved most
encouraging.'
Christian
Endeavors to
Hold Meet
Churches of Auburn Will Be the
Hosts to the Christian Endeav
ors of the State.
The churches of Auburn, Nebraska
will be host to the Christian En
deavorers of the state when they meet
November 2C-2S at the First Chris
tian church. Delegations from all
parts of the state are now planning
to attend this convention and the
program as announced by Miss Betty i
Cooper, field secretary for the Ne-1
braska State Christian Endeavor
Union, promises to be one of the,
finest.
The theme of the convention will j
be the same as used in the interna
tional convention of Christian En
deavor held last summer in Grand
Rapids and will be the program em
phasis for the next two year, "Christ
for the Crisis." The song written by i
Dr. Daniel A. Poling for the eonven-J
tion will be used.
Recording records were made of
that opening night session of the
convention, and two friends of Chris
tian Endeavor has purchased these
records for use in the Auburn con
vention. We will be able to bring
the address of Admiral Richard E.
Byrd, the great explorer, but advo-
n o to t it- t- 1 A roQA f ho nvaoan tod" nn
by Dr. Poling to Admiral Byrd, the ! services, w hen a mne ana a nan
International Youth Citation, Dr.!frora home while the car was mak"
William Hiram Foulkes, vice presi-
dent of the international society of
Christian Endeavor, and moderator
for the Presbyterian church read the
message that the president of the
United States sent to the convention
and Mrs. Frances E. Clark, wife of
the founder of the movement respond
ed. To hear the great choir and the
thousands assembled in the convention-auditorium
singing under the
leadership of Homer Rodeheaver will
be to feel that you were a part of
that great convention last summer.
The convention will open Friday
afternoon with a song service under
the direction of William Timm of
Lincoln, and part of the afternoon
will be given over the educational
conferences. Inspirational addresses
will be given by other noted speak
ers to be announced later. A fellow
ship banquet will be held Saturday
evening Every local society should
plan to send as many of their young
people as possible to this young peo
ple's meeting.
HEAR FINE SERVICE
I'rora Monday's Daily
The Layman's Forum at the Meth
odist church last evening was filled
with unusual interest in the address
of Dr. M. E. Gilbert, district super
intendent. Dr. Gilbert spoke on "John
Wesley and Aldergate," a fine picture
of the life of the founder of the Meth
odist faith and his work in England.
The story of the life of the great
religious leader was followed with in
terest by all. The speaker covered
very closely the incidents of the de
velopment of the religious training
of Wesley and of his brother, Charles
Wesley, author of some of the world's
great hymns.
At this service also was given a
song composed by Eugene Tighe, for
mer resident here, who had dedicated
the number to his grandfather, Con
rad Schlater, who while a devout
Catholic had assisted the local Meth
odist church as organist in the early
days.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this means of ex
pressing our thanks for the fine as
sistance given by the friends and
neighbors and the Plattsmouth fire
department in saving our home.
Their prompt action in extinguishing
the fire will always be gratefully re
membered. W. E. Harris and Fam
ily. STILL SERIOUSLY ILL
Fred G. Morgan, who was brought
home from the hospital at Omaha the
past week, is still in very serious con
dition at the home at Seventh and
Pearl streets. Mr. Morgan is suffer
ing from the effects of a stroke and
which has rendered him bedfast and
helpless. He is under constant medi
cal care.
ATTEND LODGE MEETING
William A. Robertson, grand mas
ter of the Nebraska Masons, with
Mrs. Robertson, was at Brock Sun
day evening. The occasion was the
fiftieth anniversary of Trestle Board
lodge No. 1C2, A. F. & A. M.
The Brock lodge had arranged a
very fine dinner which was served
at the school house and here the
members and their families and the
visiting guests were entertained. A
program followed the dinner.
Other grand lodge officers beside
Mr. Robertson attending were Lewis
E. Smith, Omaha, grand secretary;
W. B. Wanner, Falls City, grand
junior deacon; Henry Carson, Ne-
i braska City, grand tyler.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hughes
of Omaha to Brock.
Mrs. Ferrie
is Injured in
Fall from Car
While En Route to Church Monday.
Suffers Accident Car Door Flew
Open Causing Fall.
Mrs. E. J. Ferrie, residing west
of the city, is at the St. Mary's hos
pital at Nebraska City as the result
of an accident suffered Monday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ferrie were
en routa to Plattsmouth for church
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ins a turn, iue uour new uu uu
Mrs. Ferrie was hurled from the car
with a great deal of force and land
ed in the roadv.ay.
Mr. Ferrie was able to get the in
jured wife in the car and came on to
this city and later on to the hospital
at Nebraska City, where she was re
cently treated.
It was found that a foot, that sne
had operated on this summer, had
been injured and was in bad shape,
that her hip is fractured and liga
ments of both the hip and back seem
torn.
Mrs. Carl Chriswisser of this city
accompanied the mother to Nebraska
City, returning after the examina
tion at the hospital. It is expected
that Mrs. Ferrie will have to remain
at the St. Mary's hospital for at least
three weeks and possibly longer.
LEGION DISTRICT MEET
The American Legion and Aux
iliary will hold their annual conven
tion in Nebraska City on November
9 and indications are that with favor
able weather it will be a record
breaker both for attendance and for
the program. The local committees
are sparing no work in order to put
over a really worthwhile program of
instruction and entertainment.
Registration will begin at 10:00
a. m. and those registering will re
ceive not only a badge but a "Smil
age Book" which will be good for
two free shows, bowling, billiards,
several drinks and other entertain
ment. Each book has an actual value
of twice the cost of registration.
The convention will be called to
order by the district commander,
Fred Liebers. of Bennet at 1:15. In
vocation by Father Elmer McFadden;
address of welcome by the post com
mander, J. A. Simmons, Mayor F. E.
Ziegenbein, and Fred Witt, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, with
response by Levi Yost of Milford,
Seward county commander.
Heading the speaking program for
the afternoon will be Ted Metcalf,
the department commander, R. C.
Patterson, department adjutant, W.
H. Andresen, veterans placement offi
cer for the re-employment service,
and a representative from the Veter
ans' Administration in Lincoln.
LEAVE FOR NEW HOME
From Tuesday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Palacek de
parted this afternoon for Berwyn, a
suburb of Chicago, where they are to
make their home. Mr. Palacek is en
gaged in the Burlington yards at
Chicago and has been there for the
past month and they have secured a
new home there after considerable
difficulty as there has been a great
demand for suitable homes
Mrs. Palacek has been here visiting
with the many friends for the past
two weeks and was joined by Mr.
Palacek at the week-end for a few
days stay.
Former Platts
mouth Girl is
Wed in Iowa
Miss Jean Elizabeth Caldwell Mar
ried to Mr. Joseph Molyneax
Lockin on Sunday.
Miss Jean Elizabeth Caldwell,
daughter of Dr. A. D. Caldwell, of
Bancroft, former Plattsmouth resi
dent, was married on Sunday, Octo
ber 31st.
The ceremony occurred at the Lit
tle Brown Church in the Vale at
Nashua, Iowa, where the bride has
made her home in recent years.
The wedding was very quiet and
attended by only the immediate rela
tives of the bridal couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Lockin left at once
on a motor trip to the west coast
and are stopping for a short time in
Plattsmouth at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Hiatt and Mr. and Mrs.
F. R. Gobelman, cousins of the bride.
They expect to motor on to the
west coast and from there sail on
November 10 for Honolulu, Hawaii,
where they are to make their future
home.
The bride made her home in Platts
mouth in her early girlhood and was
educated in the local schools where
she was an outstanding musical stu
dent. She later devoted her studies to
music and dancing and was very
prominent as a teacher of these in
the last few years.
The groom is an auditor with the
Hawaiian Pineapple Co., at Honolulu
where he has a very fine position in
the finance department of the com
pany. The young people were guests at
a luncheon this noon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hiatt and this
evening will be dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Gobelman before their de
parture for the west and their , new
home in the islands, ....
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
From Tuesday's Daily
In the observance of Hallowe'en
the pranks of youngsters can be over
looked but the carrying on of these
performance over that date is an
other matter and one that should
merit the punishment of the parties.
Police report that a great deal of!
mischief was carried out over the
city, stop and slow signs being stolen
and, windows smeared up.
The Missouri Pacific station in the
west part of the city was one of the
main targets for the perpetrators of
the acts of vandalism. Here some
one secured a cow and had her tied
in the ladies waiting room of the
station this morning when Agent D.
S. Sumner opened up the station. One
of the large trucks used for hauling
mail and baggage also had been taken
and later was found over in the
grounds of the Nebraska Masonic
i Home.
The cow that was found at the
station was one belonging to the
Henry Jasper family, who reside a
block west of the station.
Two cows belonging to the Ne
braska Masonic Home escaped or were
let out by the mischief makers and
one of these appeared this morning at
the Ofe Service station, apparently
looking for a load of Mobile gas. The
cow was returned by the workers at
the station to the Home.
The Coryell station on Washington
avenue was also visited and equip
ment moved around but nothing ser
iously damaged.
SURFACING HIGHWAY
The Louisville-Plallsmouth road Is
being given a resurfacing of gravel
through that section in Eight Mile
Grove precinct and north to the vil
lageof Cedar Creek as a part of the
preparation of the road for the winter
season. The resurfacing is extended
east to the Plattsmouth precinct line.
The commissioners are also having
the road leading from Riverview
cemetery in Louisville graded east to
the junction of the road to Platts
mouth. This is being graded up and
placed in first class shape for gravel
ing later if so desired. Residents of
that section are expected to raise
funds to be matched by the county
in putting in the gravel. This will
make a much shorter roadway into
Louisville.
Subscribe for the Journal.
ATTENDS BANKERS CONVENTION
From Wednesday's Dally
H. A. Schneider, president of the
Nebraska Bankers association, depart
ed this afternoon for Lincoln, where
starting tomorrow the association
opens its annual meeting.
The executive committee is meet
ing this evening to complete the last
details of the convention work for
the opening session.
On Friday the Plattsmouth State
bank will be closed and also all of
the other banks of the county will
close for the day, permitting the em
ployes to attend the sessions.
A fine program of speeches and en
tertainment has been arranged for
the two-day session and which will
bring many noted banking and finan
cial authorities to Lincoln.
Young Citizens
Award Goes to
Jean Knorr
Selected to Represent Twelfth Dis
trict at State Contest at Omaha,
November 9 and 10.
Jean Knorr, senior in the Platts
mouth high school and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Knorr, was se
lected from a large field of represent
ative young pople to be the one to
represent the twelfth district in the
state Young Citizens Contest.
Mi3s Knorr was first here in the
girl's section of the Cass county con
test on October 23rd and in the check
ing of the district her rating was
found to be the highest of any other
representative.
She scored first In the mental test,
physical examination and citizenship
as she was outstanding in these testa
at the examinations.
At the state contest at Omaha she
will be faced with twenty-six other
girls from various counties over the
state and the winner of these will be
sent to Washington, D. C, to the na
tional contest. The tests in the na
tional contest will be personality, In
telligence and citizenship.
Miss Knorr has been an outstand
ing student in the musical depart
ment of the high school here and for
the past three years has served as
the accompanist for the school's var
ious musical activities.
Her success is very pleasing to her
many friends and it is hoped that she
may be the successful one to repre
sent Nebraska at the national gath
ering. . HAVE INTERESTING GAME
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening the Chevrolets had a
close call from defeat at the hands of
the Knights of Columbus In the bowl
ing league. The Chevies who have
had a formable record, gave their
opponents a handicap of 105 points a
game and lost two of the games but
recuperated in the second to hold
their lead. The individual scores:
Chevrolets B. McClanahan, 477;
A. McClanahan, 509; King, 345;
Wohlfarth, 382; Thimgan. 489.
Knights of Columbus L. Svoboda,
388; Dr. W. C Ryan. 421; T. Svo
boda, 294; J. Holy, 249; Dr. L. S.
Pucelik, 4G5.
BOX SOCIAL AND PLATE SUPPER
To be given by Kenosha school at
Lewiston, on Wednesday nite, Nov.
24, a 8:00 p. m. Everyone cordially
invited. Ladies please bring boxes.
MILDRED WILSON.
n4-ll-18-22 Teacher.
DANCE AT WALNUT GROVE
Dance Pavilion. Saturday, Novem
ber 6th. Metz Bohemians, ten-piece
orchestra. This is under new man
agement, Admission, 25c.
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DANCE
At Murray Hall this coming Sat
urday night, November 6th. Frank
E. Erwln's 5-piece orchestra will fur
nish the music. Admission 10-2 5c.
Murray Garage, Murray, Nebraska.
BOX-PLATE SUPPER
Dist. 27, Cottonwood school, Nov.
5, 8 p. m. Everyone invited.
VELMA FULTON,
nl-2tw-nld Teacher.
Farm Survey
of All Crop
Land to Start
Work in Fields of Cass County Ex
pected to Start Nov. 8th Basis
of Farm Program.
Cass county farmers will complete
a farm survey of all the crop land In
the county before the ground is cov
ered with snow this winter. Such
was the announcement made this
week by Edward Steinkamp, chair
man of the Agricultural Conservation
association. Results of the survey
will be used in future federal and
state farm programs.
According to the plan developed
for the ten cornbelt states, the coun
ty agricultural conservation commit
tee in each county are to direct the
survey. Most, if not all, of the men
making the visits to the land will be
community committeemen of the
county association. In each farm, the
report will include a description of
the 6!ope, erosion, inherent produc
tivity, and present productivity of
each field which has been used as
crop land or which is BUited for crop
production.
Work in the fields will begin in
Cass county about November 8th.
Members of the county committee
will work with the community com
mitteemen in their respective com
munities as they start their surveys.
Clerks in the county office have been
preparing the blanks for use in the
field. Soil survey maps and land use
studies made in the past are also be
ing used In connection with the sur
vey. Anticipating the need for more in
formation upon which to assign the
depleting bases, goals and other vital
figures to individual farms in future
farm programs, the federal adminis
tration of the present ACP asked
farmers for suggestions last summer.
The majority of farmers said deplet
ing bases and goals should be set ac
cording to good soil management as
well as history of the use of the land
by the farmer. The survey will fur
nish some of the information needed
to compare farms on the basis of good
soil management and will supplement
data already available from census,
crop estimates and AAA programs.
Committeemen will describe slopes
as level, undulating, rolling, hilly
and steep. Level land has less than
two per cent average slope, while
undulating land runs from two to
si per cent average slope. Rolling
land is that which averages from 7
to 11 per cent slope, hilly is 12 to 1G
per cent and steep land is 17 per
cent and over. Most of the land in
Cass county will probably fall into
the undulating and rolling groups.
Committeemen will watch trained
men run instruments on a few slopes
before going to the field in order that
they may have some idea regarding
average slopes of land.
Erosion will be described on the
survey blank as none, slight, moder
ate, heavy and serious. It may be in
the form of sheet erosion where sev
eral inches of the top soil have been
washed off, or it may be gullied ero
sion where ditches have been cut in
the fields.
Inherent productivity refers to the
type of soil left by nature. Soil sur
veys, land-use studies, and the mem
ory of old-timers will be used to es
tablish the facts regarding this part
of the survey. The predominating
type of soil in the county, such as
marshall silt loam in Cass county,
will be used as the medium or average
for the survey, and better soils will
be described as good and high, while
poorer soils will be called fair and
poor.
Present productivity will be ap
praised by the local committeemen
making the farm survey. He will
take into consideration the use which
has been made of the land, yields
which have been obtained, and the
ability cf the land to produce In the
future. Appraisals of corn yields
made in past AAA programs will be
one of the important guides followed
In this part of the survey. Noxious
weeds, poor drainage, or continued
misuse of the land will also be re
corded as special notes on the blanks
in connection with present produc
tivity. Pears and apples for sale. Call
Mrs. Caroline Cole, 4011.
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