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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1937.
NO. 83
Rural Electric
Lines Interfere
with Phones
Extension of High Power Lines to
Doom Old " Grounded Line"
System of Telephones.
The building of rural electric trans
mission lines, stimulated by the pass
age of "The Rural Electrification Act
of 1936," haa gone forward during
the past year.
The telephone industry generally
shares the Joy of its rural subscribers
In this modernization of their daily
living. It stands ready to do its part
in this improvement program. It is
very doubtful, however, if many peo
ple realize the fact that the old one
wire or "grounded line" system of
transmission, which has rendered
splendid and inexpensive telephone
service for nearly three generations,
has been wholly doomed!
The one-wire or "grounded line"
system of transmission has had great
advantages in rural telephone con
struction. Not only was the original
cost low but maintenance and depre
ciation costs were kept down. Thi3
redounded to the subscriber in lower
cost of service.
In cities there is an abnormal)
amount of electrical interference and
here it long ago became necessary to
render service over what is known
as a "metallic line." This consists
of two wires and does not operate
through the ground. When properly
constructed and maintained it is free
of noise and cross-talk. To furnish
such service rates were, of necessity,
much higher in cities than in rural
areas. Such a line costs more to con
struct and maintain. Depreciation is
heavier and from every angle the ser
vice Is more costly to the subscriber.
Because "grounded line" service
was good in rural areas and because
It was relatively Inexpensive, rural
subscribers have been very content
with it. Telephone companies have
been happy to furnish it to them at
the existing rates.
Electric service and telephone ser
vice are needed in the modern farm
home. Both add greatly to the con
venience and efficiency of farm life.
When both services parallel each oth
er on a public highway, however, the
power line causes sufficient noise on
a one-wire or "grounded line" sys
tem to render it practically useless
for the purpose of carrying on a con
versation. This is because electric
transmission lines, which carry suffi
cient current to light buildings and
drive machinery, set up electrical
waves that travel for a considerable
distance in the surrounding air and
through the ground. "Grounded line"
telephone wires collect enough of this
electrical force to produce noise in
the telephone receivers.
There is only one answer to this
problem from the angle of the tele
phone companies. The answer is the
reconstruction of existing rural cir
cuits to the end that the service may
be satisfactory with a two-wire
"metallic line." This reconstruction
program is already under way In
many parts of the state. It will be
continued as fast as new electric
transmission lines parallel telephone
lines.
There can be no doubt that the two
wire or "metallic line" telephone ser
vice is well worth its additional cost.
It eliminates power line Interference,
cross-talk and gives rural subscrib
ers the same high-grade service en
Joyed in cities and towns.
It is essential that rural telephone
subscribers now using "grounded
line" service should be fully inform
ed as to Just what the building of
power lines into their locality means
to their telephone service. They
Bhould know Just why the one-wire
or "grounded line" has had Its day
and why it must now move on to
take Its place in history.
IMPROVES BUILDING
The upper floor of the building on
South Sixth street, owned by Fred H.
Sharpnack, has been undergoing an
extensive job of remodeling and Im
proving in the past rew weeks and
which is now being completed. The
last of the improvements Is the dress
ing down and Improving of the hall
floor and the renovation and redecor
ating of the rear apartment of the
building. This has been made Into a
very attractive furnished apartment.
SNOW IS GENERAL
While the snow of tne early part
of the week was largely confined to
Plattsmouth and its immediate vicin
ity, the storm today is reported as
general over the east part of the
state. The snow starting shortly after
9 o'clock Wednesday night fell very
gently through the night and into
today.
While the snow is making it very
uncomfortable for the pedestrians and
motorists, it is certainly something
that the farmers and landowners of
the county can appreciate. With the
dryness of the fall the snow is a
real blessing and plenty more is need
ed to supply moisture.
Garden Club
Holds Interest
ing Meeting
Plans Are Made for a Winter Flower
Show to Be Held Some
time in January.
From Thursday's Daily
The Garden club had a very inter
esting meeting last night. They made
plans for a winter flower show to be
held some time in January. There
is to be an exhibit of chrysanthe
mums at Forest Lawn in Omaha next
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. On December 7 there is
to be a farmers agriculture meeting
in Lincoln . Three delegates were
elected to attend this meeting, Mrs.
Emma Egenberger, Jalius Pitz, and
Mrs. Wiles.
There was a round table discussion ;
on perennials, led by Mrs. Elmer
Sundstrom. Mrs. L. O. Minor gave a
talk on the wild flowers of Colorado
that she had enjoyed 'on her trip to
Colorado and compared them to thej
Nebraska wild flowers.
The December meeting was planned
as a Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. B. H. Wescott. At that meet
ing plans for the next year's pro
gram will be made. Each member Is
to bring some suggestion of what he
would like to have on the next year's
program.
RETURN FROM CHICAGO
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen
and Miss Mathilde Soennichsen, who
have been at Chicago buying for
the H. M. Soennichsen Co., returned
home Wednesday. They found a wide
and attractive line of the Christmas
stocks ready In the wholesale houses
and made their selections for the store
here. The Soennichsen store expects
to have one of the largest and most
attractive lines in this section of the
state.
THANKSGIVING DINNER
Will be served at Murray Chris
tian church. Menu: Roast Pork,
Chicken, Noodles. Oyster Dressing,
Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Candied
Sweet Potatoes, String Beans, Cin
namon Apples, Fruit Salad, Cran
berries, Celery, Rolls, Butter, Jam,
Pie, Coffee. Adults 40c, children 25c.
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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. Ladles please bring boxes.
MILDRED WILSON,
n4-ll-18-22 Teacher.
PROGRAM AND PLATE SUPPER
Program and plate, supper at the
Cullom school, Dist. 30, "on Friday,
Nov. 26 at 8 o'clock. Everyone in
vited. DOROTHEA SIEMONEIT,
n!9-24d-n22w Teacher.
PLATE SUPPER AND PROGRAM
To be given at Taylor school house
in district No. 12, Wednesday, No
vember 24. The public invited
Louise Rishel, teacher.
DOUGHNUT SALE
At Christian church, Wednesday.
16c a dozen. Orders of 2 doz. or more
delivered. Phone 487-J. ltw-2td
The Ladies Aid of Mynard will
hold a market on Wednesday, Nov.
24 at Gobelman's. d&w
Sojourners
of Omaha Pay
Visit to City
Masonic Group Have Old xashioned
Home Cooked Supper at the
Masonic Home.
Friday evening the members of the
Soiourners of flmahn. rnmnrisinei
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Masonic officers of the U. S. army,
navy or reserve, stationed in or near
Omaha, were guests here.
The members had been invited by
William F. Evers, superintendent of
the Nebraska Masonic Home, to be
here and as guests at an old fashion
ed home cooked supper, served in
the spacious dining room of the!maji
Home. Here they found that a real j
ireai nau Deen arranged in nome
made sausages, hot biscuits, vege -
tames, pumpkin pie, and all of tne
good things that can be found in a
hospitable Nebraska home.
The program that followed the sup-i
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per was very much enjoyed by all or
the members of the group.
Dr. Luther M. Kuhns, well known
Masonic figure, presided over the pro- i
gram and introduced the various)
numbers. !
E. H. Wescott opened the program
with his very artistic rendition of
"Under the Double Eagle."
Judge A. H. Duxbury, past master.
extended to the visitors the welcome
of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6. A. F. &
A. M. and assuring the guests that
their coming has always been much
appreciated by the local Masons.
The response to the address of wel
come was made by Captain Edmund
A. Fitzpatrick, quartermaster reserve,
on behalf of Omaha chapter No. 19
of the Sojourners, and presenting on
the part of the chapter, a fine elec
tric clock for the dining room of the
Masonic Home. Mr. Fitzpatrick is a
former Cass county matt as his fam
ily lived. Jn the vicinity of Murray.
Mr. Evers on' behalf of the resi
dents of the Home and the associa
tion made a very clever response in
accepting the clock.
The Masonic quartet, composed of
Frank A. Cloidt, Raymond C. Cook,
H. G. McClusky, R. W. Knorr, gave
two pleasing numbers, "The Bells of
St. Mary's" and "Out of the Dusk to
You." E. H. Wescott was the accom
panist. ' Captain Seth O. Kraft, U. S. A.,
secretary of the Omaha chapter, talk
ed on the aims and purposes of the
Sojourners
The Masonic quartet gave a very
fine rendition of "Home on the
Range."
Major William I. Jones, president
of the "Heroes of 7 6" gave a clever
talk that was filled with many enter
taining features.
Colonel Stanley L. James, respond
ed for the army officers who are
members of the Sojourners while
Lieutenant Commander Lincoln Hum
phrey responded on the part of the
navy. Their addresses were very
clever.
Grand Master William A. Robert
son of the Nebraska A. F. & A. M.
gave a short talk on behalf of the
grand lodge of the state and on the
many pleasant gatherings that the
Sojourners have made possible in Ma
sonry. INSTALLS NEW PRIEST
Monsignor George Agius of the St.
John's church of this city, was at
Nebraska City Thursday where he
served as the installing priest at the
installation of Father Charles Eauer
as priest of the St. Benedict's church.
During the services Monsignor
Agius read a letter from Gov. Wil
liam Langer of North Dakota, a close
friend of Father Bauer and in which
he expressed the regret at the priest
leaving his parish at Hazen, North
Dakota, where he has served for the
past ten years.
SECURES ACQUITTAL
The case in which Robert W. Har
ris was charged with non-payment of
alimony, was on trial in the district
court for a short time Wednesday
afternoon but after hearing the evi
dence in the case Judge W. W. Wil
son withdrew the case from the jury
and dismissed the defendant.
Mr. Harris, the defendant, who was
cleared of the charges, is one of the
local railroad veterans and a former
member of the city council from the
fifth ward.
POSTMASTER CUMMINS
URGES REGISTRATION
All persons who are unemployed j
and able to work. j
All persons who are partly unem-
ployed and able to do more work, j
All persons who are now working ,
full or part time on WPA. NYA, or
CCC projects, should register.
Saturday, Nov. 20th is the last day
to mail your cards.
The nest office department is try -
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getting a complete registration and
it i vnnv riiitv to fill out vour card
and return it at once.
Those who did not have cards de
livered to them and are unemployed.
and want work, can have cards by i
calling at the post office, or Recrea- j
tion Center, or asking any of the I
carriers.
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Fine Meeting
w I lue play carried the various ups
iand downs of the Atkins family life
Large Number Are in Attendance at, utn a thread of romance woven
the Session of Home Chapter
Several Initiated.
Wednesday evening Home chapter,
No. 1S9 of the Order of the Eastern!
Star held a very largely attended ;
meeting at their lodge rooms in the
j Masonic temple.
There were a number of visitors
from chapters at Omaha as well as
Sidney, Iowa, to enjoy the evening
and the initiation of members into
the chapter.
The initiatory work was conferred
by the local chapter - officers in
very impressive manner.
Following the initation a fine musi-
0 :
cal program was afforded the chap
ter and which included a group of;
piano numbers by Miss Dorothy ;
Glock and vocal offerings by Missi
Maud Branhorst, whc,. was accom
panied by Miss Catherine" Kimsey.
This contribution to the evening en
tertainment by the teachers was very
much appreciated.
The dining room was very attrac-
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or the play most effectively. Gloria
forming the table decorations, candles ;Johnson ag Mildred Cushing," full
and crepe paper carrying out the(of affection for ..Junlor as well as
colors of the Star. j , . , - ,
The decorative theme was carried j ,
out in the ice cream which bore tiny;
golden stars.
una is tuc last xuiiiaiiuu ui iuc i
year in the chapter.
WINNERS IN TOURNAMENT
The following were winners in the :
Wednesday night play at the Re
creation Center in the pinochle
games:
Eugene Vroman ,5140
Mrs. Fay McClintock 4020
Mrs. Frank Rebal 4530
C. O. Carlburg 4970
Mrs. I. Mays 4310
Frank Kvipal 3670
Mrs. O. Sandin 3970
Mrs. C. O. Carlburg 4710
Esther Whitley 4380
Mrs. W. H. Puis 4220
Helen Vroman 4250
Madge Keck 4890
Edna Carlburg 4020
W. H. Puis 3930
A. J. Koubek 4190
Mary Jane Kvipal 3660
Joseph Kvipal 4 820
airs. v. u uonnen 44tu
MOVE INTO NEW HOME
From Saturday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Ptak are
engaged today in moving their house
hold effects into the new home on
North Sixth street. This summer they
have erected a fine new modern home
that is a pleasing addition to that
attractive residential section.
. The home has every modern con
venience and will make a most attrac
tive home for the young people.
They expect to be all arranged and
to enjoy the Thanksgiving day in
their own home. '
RECEIVES $25 FINE
From Saturday's Dally
This morning in the county court
C. C. Osborn, of Ashland, was arraign
ed on a charge of reckless driving, it
being charged that the oil truck that
he was driving had struck a horse of
Paul Flamig, a farmer near Manley.
To the charge Osborn made a plea of
guilty and was assessed a fine of $25
and costa. The amount was paid and
the defendant sent on his way rejoicing.
Tigs' Presented
ac Class Play by
H. S. Juniors
. Hig.h Auditorium Is Filled
j mth pieaSed Audience to See
j Offering of Class,
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class of the Platts-
! mouth high school presented "Pigs"
jas their class play last evening at
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fore an audience that filled it to
iiigu muuui auditorium auu
j capacity.
The clever comedy of Anne Morri
son and Patterson McNutt was well
chosen and provided two hours of
pleasant entertainment at the hands
of a very capable cast of the young
people under the direction of Lumir
A. Gerner.
Preceding the curtain and in the
intermissions, the high school orches
tra under the direction of Lee Myers,
gave an excellent musical program
that held the closest attention.
through the story and with "Pigs" as
jthe climax of the rollicking comedy.
1 The Cast
Jack Barton appeared as "Thomas
H. Atkins. Sr.," whose law business
was not too good to care for his fam
ily finances. Warren Reed took a
good part as "Junior Atkins," the
younger son of athletic proportions
land with ideas of his future in medi
,'cine. Stuart Sedlak enacted the role
of "Hector Spenser," a brother-in-!
law of Atkins, a useless addition to
! the family burden and whose welfare
awas the chief interest of "Grandma
Snenser." most rleverlv nrpspntprt hv
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Harriett Case, whose characterization
i of the role was well finished. Maxine
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i.Mfisen maue a very cnarming jurs.
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a wife and mother. John Tid-
l uiiii tjave a. uue reuumon oi tne part
of "Spenser Atkins," the eldest son
of the family and who wished to aban
don study of law for poetry, while
Janet Westover as "Lenora Hastings,"
was the object of the affection of
Snenser." thev earrvine- Ihp rnmanri!nnfcii
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unrecognized fiancee, her endeavors
to aid causing many laughable situ
ations. Ronald Rebal anneared as
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a staid business
man and father of the romantic "Le
nora." John Jacobs took the role of
"Dr. Springer," veterinarian, who
aided in the succes of the plans of
"Junior."
The young people had arranged
very attractive settings for the play
and even to a pen with real pigs as
the climax of the play.
Those who assisted in the direction
and arrangements were presented
with remembrances. Warren Reed
making curtain presentation to Mr.
Gerner and Miss Florence Beighley,
co-sponsors of the class. Mr. Gerner
presented a bouquet to Miss Vallery.
Shows Fine Co-operation
Mr. Gerner, the director of the
play was assisted by Miss Margaret
Ann Vallery as the student director,
their splendid efforts being reflected
in the fine presentation by the fine
eroup cf young people.
The entire class has given fine co
operation in the success of the play
and while many were not on the
stage they had prepared and looked
after the inside work of the pre
sentation. On the stage committee were Fran
ces Hadraba, Hazel Kelley, Clarence
Mayabb, Donald Burcham and El
more Brink.
Arts committee that prepared the
settings, Lois Brandhorst, as the art
director, Dorothea Fulton, Robert Ye
lick, Nioma Wood, Winifred Kaffen
berger, John Palmer.
JOE SHOWS HIS STUFF
The Nebraska Wesleyan and Tar
kio colleges played a scoreless tie Fri
day afternoon at Lincoln, both teams
lacking the scoring punch when need
ed. In the opening of the third quar
ter of the game, Joe Case, of this city,
playing half for Tarkio. intercepted
a Wesleyan pass and carried the ball
to the Plainsmen 38 yard line. Wes
leyan recovered on intercepting a
Tarkio pass.
Kenneth Armstrong attempted two
field goals in the latter part of the
game for Tarkio, but which failed.
ATTEND LINCOLN MEETING
From Thursday's Daily .
This morning a group of the local
officials who are conducting relief,
old age, dependent children and blind
assistance, were at Lincoln where
they attended a meeting of the South
east Nebraska Relief Workers asso
Ciation.
Those who attended the meeting
were Paul Vandervoort, Mrs. Elmer
Sundstrom, Leland Lasse, Greth Gar
nett.
The association will discuss the
problems of their offices and which
promise to be more exacting with the
approach of winter and the added re
lief burdens.
Peter F. Goos,
Old Resident,
Passes Away
Long Time Resident Here Drops vDead
While Cleaning Snow from
Walk Near Home.
From Thursday's Dally
Peter F. Goos, 77, a resident ol
Plattsmouth for a long period of
years, dropped dead this afternoon
shortly after 2 o'clock near the Weid
man home on North Seventh street.
Mr. Goos had apparently been in
his usual health and yesterday was
down in the business section of the
city visiting the old friends as was
his custom.
This afternoon Mr. Goos had gone
out to clean off the sidewalk and
while at work was stricken and fell,
rolling down a small bank where he
was noticed by neighbors and as
sistance called.
Mr. Goos was for many years the
owner and manager of the Goos hotel
in this city and was a man whose
friends were,legion in the community
and to whom his death comes as a
great shock as well as to the members
of the family.
Mr. Goos is survived by the widow,
four daughters, Mrs. Helen Bruhl of
Lincoln; Mrs. Edward Barker, Louis
ville; Mrs. John A. Libershal, Mrs.
E. Weidman of this city;
ev.
three step-children, Mrs. August
Mumm of Missoula. Montana; Henry
Timm and Mrs. Gilbert Storn of this
city.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Thursday was the seventy-third
birthday anniversary of former Mayor
John P. Sattler and in honor of the
occasion he was a guest of honor at
a birthday party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr.
The event was attended by mem
bers of the family circle and a very
fine time participated in by all of the
group with cards as the chief diver
sion of the evening.
Mr. Sattler has been a resident here
since the very early eighties and has
for the past fifty-one years been en
gaged in the conducting of his fun
eral home and has also served as
mayor over a long series of terms
that covered from 1909 down to re
cent years.
Mr. Sattler was the originator or
the sinking fund that has enabled
the city to retire a great deal of its
bonded debt down through the years
as prior to his opening administration
there had been no provision made to
care for the accumulating bonded
debt.
The pleasant birthday party was
closed by the serving of a much en
joyed luncheon.
Mrs. Charles C. Lohmann of Om
aha, a daughter, was an out of town
guest.
RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS
Relatives here have received the
word that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coop
er at Colusa, California, are the par
ents of a seven and a half pound son.
born November 13th. The little one
has been named Garry Lee.
Mrs. Cooper was formerly Miss
Eleanor Haffke, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Haffke and granddaughter
of Mrs. Henrietta Ofe of this city.
WINS BY A KNOCKOUT
From Saturday's Dally
Bob Richardson of this city was
the winner of hi bout at the Eagles
hall at South Omaha last night. Bob
nipped his opponent after a little over
a minute.
New Dock and
Warehouse are
Nearly Complete
But Few Details and Plant Ready
for River Navigation Begin
Work on Road Next.
A couple of days pouring of con
crete and the hanging of doors aro
all that remain to complete the new
Plattsmouth dock and warehouse on
the Missouri river front. Had the
freezing weather held off Just a lit
tle longer the concrete work would
have been completed early this week.
With the completion of the dock,
WPA workers on that project will
be transferred to the road project,
which provides for the construction
of a rock surfaced road from town to
the dock site. This project will in
volve no small amount of labor or
material, since adequate drainage
must be provided to handle overflow
water from the river along the course
of the old slough. At this point a
long arched concrete bridge is to
be built. The roadbed will be sev
eral feet above the present level,
the grade being protected from wash
outs by numerous smaller water
way bridges along the fractional
part of a mile involved.
Indications point to the operation
of barge lines at least this far up the
river this coming summer, and with
its dock and road completed, Platts
mouth will be in fine position to
handle a large volume of river ship
ments. Numerous other towns are
planning docks, but so far construc
tion of none has been started, and
Plattsmouth is away out ahead of
the procession with its niile of rock
paved river front, dockage facilities
and a warehouse of adequate size to
handle the large volume of business,
coupled with the rock surfaced road
leading from town directly to the
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waterfront.
There are still some who scoff at
the possibilities of river transporta
tion, but in the light of proven ex
perience among towns down the river
that have reaped the benefit of being
eady for it when it came, as it will
here in the very near future, it
would seem that Plattsmouth will
likewise stand in a most enviable
position , among all the waterfront
towns in the state when the barge
lines begin coming on up th Mis
souri.
In addition to a loading wharf
and freight storage room, elevator
facilities for loading grain will also
become necessary. At Kansas City,
Kansas, a great outlet has been pro
vided for Sunflower state wheat, and
beyond doubt a similar outlet will
become necessary at some point in
Nebraska to handle the wheat and
corn produced in this state. Platts
mouth could easily become that point.
furnishing an outlet for the crops ov
the entire southeastern part of the
state and extending possibly as far
west as Hastings and Grand Island.
River transportation on the Mis
souri is an accepted reality as far
north as St. Joe, although it was
discredited and scoffed at as imprac
tical down that way when the U. S.
army engineers first set about to
harness the turbulent stream a dozen
or more years ago.
HAVE FEEDING PLANT
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Taylor and
son Robert are now located on the
place formerly occupied by the Rob
ert Wills family in the west part of
the city, where they will feed cattle
for the winter.
The family has just recently mov
ed here from North Platte and are
now getting nicely Bettled in the
new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are parents
of Mrs. Herbert W. Johnson.
POOL HALT, ROBBED
From Friday's Dally
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was noti
fied this morning that the pool hall
of George Parker, at Union, had been
robbed. The information did not
state jUBt what had been taken from
the place of business. The sheriff de
parted for Union this afternoon to
investigate the matter, be being de
tained here during the forenoon by
the district court session.