Nebr. State Historical Society
VOL. no. ira
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937.
NO. 88
Cass County
Farm
Bureau
Holds Meeting!
Nineteenth Annual Meeting Largely
Attended at Weeping Water
Interesting Talks.
The nineteenth annual Cass coun
ty Farm Bureau meeting, held at the
oft'ice in Weeping Water, was at
tended by many people throughout
the. county. The program was de
voted almost entirely to local people
who reviewed the work of the organ
ization dol ing the last year.
Mrs. Everett Spangler of Murray,
Mrs. W. A. Ost of Xehawka and Mrs.
R. A. Kuehn of Murdock, told of
benefits derived through the growth
and the present set up of the county
organization in women's work. Miss
Evelyn Wolph of .Xehawka, state
president of the Nebraska Home Dem
onstration Council, explained how
this county organization has devel
oped into a state organization of
29,000 women, whose main objective
is the furthering of home and com
munity life. Mrs. Howard Capwell
told of the national organization of
Home Demonstration clubs and gave
a brief report of the first national
metting held at Manhattan, Kansas,
in October.
Mrs. .H. E. Norris, county 4-H
club chairman, reviewed the activ-
ities of club work in the county and
showed that Cass county 4-H club
work was outstanding in the state
and nation. She introduced
Miss
Frances Rehmeier, who is now a
freshman in the collece of agricul-
out-ling
ture. as
one of the nation's
standing 4-II members.
Her latest j
nrh ifvert'.pnt was winninir the state i
awards in meat animal projects,
Prm.r.p tr.iri nl.mit hw Tvin in the !
National Club Congress in Washing- j
ton. P. C. this summer as one of the
four state winners. jtion. citing other nations where Ma
Clyde Althouse of Eagle said that(9onry and the churches are all sub
Cass county 4-11 boys and girls in ject to persecution,
babv beef club work started 79 calves;
cn feed, exhibited 74 at state, coun
ty and interstate shows, won 36 rib
bons amounting to two hundred and
twenty-five dollars in prize money,
and made an average net profit of
$27.00 per head on the feeding proj
ect. Ray Miller, manager of the Pro
ducers Livestock Marketing associa-j
tion of youth Omaha said that since
1030 farm values had dropped from
2.4 billion to 1.5 billion in 1935.
On a per farm basis the value has
dropped from $19,000 in 1330 to 511.-
000 in 1
Q o r.
and on the
acre basis
from So a m
1930 to s:
in l3i
This situation could right-about-face
only through adequate, eieient pro -
duction and efficient marketing. The
Producers were first started
st
ay are on every
t in the United
Louis in 1922 and tod
large livestock market
States. The association is a farmer
owned and controlled organization
and financed by the farmers that mar
ket through that organization.
N. W. Gaiues, community special
ist at the agricultural college set
the crowd to thinking when he said
that the annual national crime till
was so immense that it would buy
half the farmers in the U. S. a farm,
r.nd the third year pay off the nation
al debt. Compare the immense crime
bill with the meager amount being
spent to keep boys and girls from be-
coming criminals. He emphasized j 'ears and a larSe membership in me
that monev Fptnt for vouth educa-!Past but which has been greatly re
tion .-nd for 4-H club work, which !duced in the death of many of the
is the nation's hrrpfit vrmth nrran
ization. will brtng forth leaders for
tomorrow that will have the ability
to guide the destinies of our country.
OPERATES IN NEW LOCATION
From Monday's Daily
The Carr bakery was today carry
ing on the baking work in the" new
building recently purchased by Mr.
Carr and with the fine new modern
oven and other baking equipment is
turning out the runs of excellent
baking products.
The first baking was started Mon
day and this morning the array of
bread, rolls and cookies were all
ready for distribution in the early
hours to the restaurants and early
morning trade.
The sales and display room of the
bakery is nearing - completion and
it is hoped that this will be all ready
by Wednesday for handling the re
tail trade.
DEATH OF BASE
The death of Richard Dean, three-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Her-
shel Dew, occurred last night at Coun-
ffs where the babe has been i
g hospital treatment for the
past
week. Trior to that time he!
had apparently been in normal health
until taken suddenly ill.
The news of the passing of the babe
will bring a great regret to the
friends of the family here and who
win join in tneir sympatny to ine;seven years has been located
bereaved parents and relatives.
The little one is survived by the
parents, one sister. Patricia Ann, as
well as the grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Dew and Mr. and Mrs. Matt
Sulser of this city.
Masons Hold
Annual Election
of Officers
Anderson Lloyd Chosen as the Wor
shipful Master of Plattsmouth
Lodge No. 6.
Flattsmouth lodge No. C, A. F.
& A. M. held their annual election
of officers Monday evening, a very
large number being present to take
part in the selection of the new offi
cers. The following were chosen:
W. M. Anderson Llovd.
S. W. J. R. Reeder.
J. W. Ralph Wehrbein.
Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt.
Secretary L. W. Niel.
Mr. Cloidt and Mr. Niel were re-
elected to the positions that they have
'filled for the past several years.
i ne loage nau me pleasure oi nai-
with them Rev. J. C. Lowson,if the Philippines and one
who was very active in Masonic and
Eastern Star
work in his former
Rev. Lowson "ave a'admin'stration department in 1935
home at Ceresco.
very interesting talk on the present!
day conditions and the necessity of;
preservation . of freedom in our na-j
TENDER RECEPTION
From Wednesday's Daily ! harbors in the Islands, it being pos-
Last night at the Methodist church siMe for large ocean going freight
a reception was held for Rev. and'ers to come from the harbor into the
Mrs. J. C. Lowson. There was group river where sugar is loaded for ex
singing led by Mrs. E. H. Wescott. ; portation, it being one of the largest
J. H. Davis presided until the re-jSUgar shipping points in the orient.
Iturn of the chairman. A. H. Dux-1
bury who then took charge of the buildings and many British and Am
meeting. jerican firms have branches in the ira-
Shirley Seivcr and Beatrice Arn porting and exporting trade. There is
sang a duet accompanied by Jeanja colony of from 80 to 100 of the
Knorr, and Lee Meyers sang two i white people there engaged in hand
solos. C. C. Wescott talked on theinng trade. The whites have their
"Heritage of Our Past," and Earle;SOcial life purely among themselves
;R - Koeble spoke. Don York then sang.and the life of ease ts a rule, as the
ia so,- accompanied by E. H. Wescott. j low wages make it possible to hire
J- H- Davi3 talked on the finance of jiarge staffs of servants at little cost.
line cnurcn. men l.. s. uevoe ieujA
itne group in singing some especially J
j prepared greeting songs for Rev. and ;
Mrs. Lowson. Mrs. Lowson spoke
and was followed by Rev. Lowson,
who told their desire to do all they
can in service. Refreshments were
serviced.
VISITS IN THE CITY
J. H. Lohmann. of Hastinzs. grand
trustee of the Sons of Herman m j
N, braska. was in the city Monday to
visit with members of the order in j
this community. This order has had
a lodre 5n this cit? for a &reat many
older German residents.
The order now, Mr
Lohmann
states, is not requiring the qualifica-
tion of German birth or descent for!
membership and is enrolling a
large "membership of younger
over the state.
very
men
BACK PROM HOSPITAL
John Sattler, Jr., returned home states, many of them still very prim
Monday from Omaha where he has itlve where the occidental Bpirit and
been for the past two weeks recuper
ating from the effects of injuries re
ceived in an auto wreck east of Elm-
wood. Mr. Sattler had several broken
ribs and severe bruises as the result
of the accident.
Mrs. Sattler, the most severely
hurt of. the members of the auto
party, will remain at the hospital
for some time taking treatment a?
her injuries were very severe but. she
now seems to be rallying very well
and it is hoped may soon be able to
le around.
Plattsmouth
Young Man Home
from Islands
! pj.n Gradoville Returns After Won -
derlul Experience in the
Philippines.
Frank Gradoville,
a ho lor the past ;
in
the
Philippine islands, engaged in gov- other boat during the storm, causing;
ernment work, returned Sunday to a loss of $15,000. The wind blew j
this city and to visit his parents, Mr. j 1C4 miles an hour and was one ot i
and Mrs. Charles E. Gradoville. j the worst storms in the history of,
Mr. Gradoville, a graduate of the the port. The anchors of the boat on j
Plattsmouth schools and the Univer- 'which Mr. Gradoville wus a passenger;
sity of Nebraska, on the completion ! were dragged a mile and a half by I
of special post graduate work at the jthe force of the wind and waves. He.
University of Nebraska, was sent to: states that it was one or the worst I
.he Philippines in 1931, being a mem-j experiences that he had met and one;
her of the last large group of teach-j he does not care to have repeated. j
rs sent to the island Ho mrrifdl The boat proceeded after repairs;
! on the teaching work in the first
j rears of his service, the teaching job
,.0,-,.io- r; ..i.,r, .v .;..
m a class and a daily quiz of the j the Tulene family. From there the, but o.d not come home in the even
rrv s.:,.j r.hnat nroceeded through the Panama ing. The horses returned to the barn
Huuciits. x lie atiiuuis iiiaiiiia incu u
the govrnnient teach the English lau-
guage and in this the teachers found
great difficulty, as the students, drill
ed in English in the schools, when
leaving school dropped back intc
their own tribal dialects. There are
some forty-seven dialects used in the
islands and which makes the teach-j
ing work more difficult. Through the
'islands there are fine school buildings
in use and the teaching carried on
altho difficult to bring the western
education to the natives.
Mr. Gradoville largely spent his
time in and near Iloilo in the prov
ince of Panay, the second largest city
of the
ra0!,t progre-sn e.
w "s ueiaueu
with the susar
and had a wide experience in visit-
many sections of the islands in
the discharge of his office, .sugar be-
ing one of the greatest of the crops
raised in the Philippines.
Finds Attractive Cities
In speaking of Iloilo, Mr. Grado
ville states that it is a very attrac
tive place and has one of the finest
in this citv there are many fine
nousenoiu start ot cook, nouseDoy,
laundry man and i
altho Manila hemp
maid can all be
is also a large
product of certain sections, cocoanut
oil and sugar cane also find expor
tation from the island.
The residences of the natives are
largely of reed or bamboo construc
tion and which are much cooler and
better for use. Bamboo is also placed
to many uses over the islands for
manufacturing- articles of dailv. use.
These houses are cheaply constructed
and can be replaced when swept away
in the frequent typhoons.
In the main islands the health con-
ditions are improving with the intro
duction of sewerage systems, medical
advancement and the teaching of bet
ter health among the natives, but
there is still much to be done in this
line. Care must be taken in drink-
ing water and eating fresh vegetables
secured for not more than $40 per
month. In the vicinity of Iloilo the
extreme rainy and dry seasons are
not felt to such an extent as in other
sections.
There are 7,000 islands in the
Philippine group, Mr. Gradoville
teachings have not extended its in
fluence. Islands Very Rich
The islands are immensely rich in
natural resources which have only
commenced to be touched in the last
seven or eight years, gold, copper,
iron, cromite, maganese, the last two
valuable in ammunition making, be
ing found in large quantities. The
agriculture of the island is very ex
tensive and anything that grows in
the tropics can be found there. Sugar,
Jas said, is one of the largest crops,
to avoid the acquiring of the diseases j
that are common to that section ot i
the world. I
Has Startling Experience j
Starting for home Mr. Gradoville j
came on a large freighter that left j
Manila August 23rd and carrying a I
7,000 ton cargo. When the boat
' reached Hong Kong, one of the worst
typhoons of recent years struck the i
port and caused untold damage to
the shippin
the vessel on which he i
was traveling having a large section ,
' tore in it as it was rammed by an-;
to Formosa for a crgo of tea and!
then to San Pedro, California. While!
there he had a peasant visit with i
j
anal and then to Baltimore and
New York where the
cargo was un-
loaded.
Mr. Gradoville also visited at ' conscious from the injuries received
Washington, D. C. before his return 'while about his work. For a long
home and found it a most beautiful ! time his life was despaired of, but
city and one of the greatest capital: his stamina and perseverance pulled
"ties
e f the world.
Palmer Family
Injured in an
Auto Crash
, 'anism and for many years traversed
Mrs. Alina Palmer and Sons, Harry the length and breadth of the county
0., and Arthur, Former Louis- i many times in his work of soliciting
ville People Injured. subscriptions for newspapers and
magazines. "- being in the employ of
Mrs. Alma Palmer, 73, a former the Omaha Bee-News and the State
Louisville resident, wub. her sons -j journal. He became known in every
i
Harry O. and Arthur L. Palmer, ofcorner Qf the county as he met and
Omaha, were injured Sunday in an j transacted business with most every
auto crash at olma, California, near
San Francisco.
The Palmer car, driven by the
younger son, Arthur, collided with
one driven by F. G. Cubbon of San
Francisco.
Mrs. Palmer and her sons all suffer
ed brain concussions and Mr. Cubbon
cuts and bruises and Mrs. Cubbon a
fractured shoulder.
None of the parties were reported
as being in serious condition at hos
pitals where they were taken.
Mrs. Palmer was for many years j
a prominent resident of Louisville,!
her parents having been pioneer resi
dents of that section of Cass county.
In later years Mrs. Peterson and fam
ily have resided in Omaha and San
Francisco. She is a sister of Mrs.
L. J. Mayfield of Portrand. Texas,
who assisted her husband in the con
duct of the Louisville Courier for a
great many years.
ATTEND LINCOLN MEETING
A party of Tlattsmouth Garden
club members were at Lincoln Tues
day where they attended the meet
ing of the Federation of Nebraska
Garden clubs, held at the agricul
tural hall.
...
The program was very interesting t
ant! many fine talks were
civen on
the work of the clubs in the state;
.. . - - !
ana tne growing interest tnat is he -
ing awakened in all rections in theiKlolial hospital in Lincoln, where an
development of natural beauty ! operation was performed. His mother
The meeting re-elect-d Mrs E. H. accompanied him to the hospital and
Wescott of this city as a director of
the federation.
Those from here to attend the
meeting were J. A. Pitz, Mrs. L. W.
Egenbcrger, Mrs. L. L. Wiles, Mrs
L. O. Minor, Sophia Krcager and
Mrs. We3cott.
ATTEND OMAHA MEETING
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Taenzler, Mrs.
J. K. Graves and Mrs. William Kiner
went as delegates from the First
Christian church in Plattsmouth to
the annual luncheon of the Child
Saving Institute held at the institute
in Omaha yesterday. The meeting
was held for the purpose of getting
the churches of this part of Nebraska
and Iowa more familiar with the
work of the home, which is owned
and operated by the Christian
churches. There were national work
ers there who gave some fine talks.
Each church selected a crawling baby
doll to use in raising a Christmas
fund for the .children in the home.
Jesse Domingo
Dies at Lincoln
Hospital Tues.
, Well Kno7r. Cass County Man Suc-
climbs to Operation Had Over
come Physical Handicap.
Jesse Domingo, well known Cass
county man. who has resided in and
near Weeping Water during his en
tire lifetime, passed away Tuesday
afternoon at the Bryan Memorial
hospital in Lincoln, where he had
undergone an operation last Friday
for uWrs of the stomach.
Porn on a farm near Weeping
Water he attended school in the
country and later went to school in
Weeping Water. After finishing his
school work, he engaged in farming.
It was while working on the farm
that he suffered injuries which made
him a cripple the rest of his life.
Tie had gene to the field to work.
yam late that evening and a search
was instituted for the then young
man. who was found in a ditch tin-
him through and after some years
he was able to sit up and still later
! was able to get about his home and
jthe streets of Weeping Water in a
i wheel chair, where he was a famil
J iar and well beloved character,
j With the coming of the automo
ibile. he learned to operate a car by
; the addition of some auxiliary mech-
farmer and many people in the var
ious towns as well. Always of good
spirit and cheerful despite the han
dicap that had been imposed upon
j him early in life, he secured and re
tained the subscription business of
hundreds of Cass county people.
With the coming of the recent new
law requiring tests of physically in
capacitated drivers, he drove his car
to Lincoln, where he passed the var
ious tests of skill required in hand-
Hing a car with all the dexterity of
a normal person, and later was given
the eyesight test while seated in bio
car at Weeping Water by Examiner
Jack Stamp, who was there on one
of his trips to approve licenses. The
state examiner at Weeping Water,
after riding with him in the car and
directing its various operations, such
as stopping, parking, etc., paid him
the compliment of being a careful,
efficient and painstaking driver fully
qualified to operate a car on the
highways. This shows what can be
done to overcome the handicaps that
often arise in the lives of human
beings.
Mr. Tcmingo had not been in the
; best of health for some time, suffer
i ing from a stomach disorder. Last
week he was taken with a hemor
w etK .. . ., .
rhage of the stomach, attributable to
ulcers. Or. the advice of his physi-
i i -1 tl
he was taken to the Bryan Me
;' - '"" . i
assisted in his care. Altnougn ne put;
up a gallant fight for his life, he
was unable to withstand the shock
of the operation and passed away on
Tuesday afternoon.
The remains were brought to
Weeping Water and prepared for
burial.
MOVING TO OMAHA
From Wednesday's Dally
Mrs. II. F. Hendricks, wno has re
cently disposed of her farm south
of this city, departed today for Om
aha where she is expecting to make
her home.
FUNERAL OF MRS. MOORE
The funeral services of Mrs. Etta
Moore will be held on Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the Christian
church at Murray.
Program and Plate Supper. Bestor
School, Friday, eve, Dec. 10. Esther
Tritsch, teacher. d6-9w d9-d
HAVE A FINE TIME
From Tuesday's Daily
William A. Robertson, grand mas
ter of the Nebraska Masons was at
Omaha today where he participated
in the meeting of the Veteran Masons
of Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Evers have just re
turned from Waco, Texas, where they
attended the grand lodge of Texas
A. F. & A. M.. Mr. Robertson repre
senting the Nebraska grand lodge.
They had a very fine time, the
ladies enjoying the social features of
the gathering while the gentlemen
participated in the sessions of the
grand lodge.
Rotarians Pay
a Visit to Union
on Tuesday
Intercommunity Meeting Staged at
Baptist Church Last Evening;
Have Fine Program.
The Plattsmouth Rotary club on
Tuesday evening journeyed to Union
where they were hosts to a group of
the men of that community, this be
ing one of the intercommunity meet
ings that are a part of the Rotary
program.
The dinner was served at the Bap
tist church parlors where the ladies
of the church had arranged a won
derful repast that offered a fine menu
and was climaxed by delicious bis
cuits which had been prepared by
Mrs. Matt Pickering.
The meeting was arranged by the
rural relations committee of George
K. Hetrick and E. H. Spangler and
vith L. o. Minor as the program
chairman.
Each Rotarian had as a guest one
of the L'nion men and in the dinner
and program the fine spirit of good
fellowship that characterizes these
club events prevailed.
The party joined- in group sing
ing that proved a very happy means
of relaxation and paved the way for
the good time that prevailed.
George Jaeger, whose violin num
bers are always a treat to his aud
nieces, was presented in a group of
the loved Christmas carols and with
E. H. Wescott as the accompanist.
Dr. P. T. Heineman, of the Rotary
club, gave a very interesting talk
on "What Is Rotary?" which ex
plained the purposes and aims of the
organization and its fine lessons of
world peace and good fellowship.
Superintendent L. S. Devoe added
a most entertaining touch to the
program with his magic act which
had hi3 auditors baffled in the many
skillful tricks performed.
Rev. W. A. Taylor, who had offered
the invocation, responded for the
Union community in well chosen
words of appreciation of the fine pro
gram that the Plattsmouth group had
presented.
Rev. Booher, pastor of the Meth
odist church at Union, offered the
benediction.
NEW LICENSE PLATES HERE
County Treasurer John E. Turner
has received the new license plates
for motor vehicles for 1938. The new
plates are silver figures on the black
background.
Mr. Turner expects to start the is
suance of the plates about December
ISth and those securing them must
come with the receipt showing the
payment of the 1937 tax on the car
or truck.
ATTEND FAMILY GATHERING
Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson were
at Lincoln Sunday where they at
tended a family gathering at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson,
Sr., parents of Mr. Nelson.
The members of the party parti
cipated in a very pleasant home gath
ering and also a reception tendered
Norvil Nelson, a cousin, who is to
be married in a short time.
DRIVES TO KEARNEY
From Wednesday's Daily
Sheriff Homer Sylvester departed
this afternoon for Kearney where he
is taking three boys to be placed in
the state industrial school for train
ing. Mrs. Sylvester accompanied the
party and with the sheriff will visit
with relatives for a short time.
Musical Pro
gram to be Held
at High School
Musical Department of High School
to Give Entertainment on
Friday Evening.
Lee Meyers, teachers of music in
the junior and senior high school.
will present his musical organizations
in a program at the high school audi
torium Friday evening, December
10th. There will be an hour and a
half of band, orchestra, glee club
and solo music.
Mr. Meyers is anxious to have the
parents and patrons come to listen
to these organizations since they
have been practicing consistently on
this music for the past two months.
The program will start promptly at
S o'clock and run for an hour and
30 minutes.
The following is the program and
the personnel of the organizations:
Band "Our Director," "On Wis
consin." "Billboard," "Wave the
Flag." "Across the Field."
Orchestra "Flag of Truce," "Ga
votte Souvenir," "March Milltaire."
Contralto Solo. "Song of Songs,"
Flora Belle Meade.
Brass Sexette: "Vesper Bells Are
Ringing," "Sometime, Some How,
Somewhere." Personnel: Allen White,
Burton Rishel. Joe Noble, Stephen
Devoe and John Jacobs.
Bass Solo, "The Trumpeter," Dick
Hall. '
Vocal solo. "Old Violin," Eleanor
Minor.
Baritone solo, "Where My Caravan
Has Rested," John Jacobs.
Saxophone solo, "Nadine," Ray
Wooster.
Girls' Sextette (B): "Oh! Dear.
What Can the Matter Be?" Kathryn
Barkus, Jean Knorr, Margaret Ann
Vallery. Wilma Swatek, Hazel Kelley
and Flora Belle Meade.
Boys' Quartette: "Marching Along
Together," "Nobody Knows the Trou
ble I've Had." "Little Cotton Dolly."
Personnel: Dick Hall. Ted Llbershal,
John Jacobs, Richard Cole:
Boys' Glee: "Jolly Roger," "Drink
to Me Only with Thine Eyes," "My
Nebraska."
Mixed Chorus: "As Torrents in
Summer," "Dear Land of Home."
Girls' Glee: "Echo Song," "Shep
herd." Girls' Sextette (A): "Dusk in a
Garden." Personnel: Eleanor Minor,
Frances Cloidt, Shirley Seiver. Betty
Vorboril. Helen Hiatt and Shirley
Petersen.
Accompanists: Jean Knorr, Mixed
Chorus. Girls' Glee, Boys' Quartette,
Solos, Girls' Sextette (A).
Ruth Westover. Boys Glee. Girla
Sextette (B).
Flora Belle Meade. Orchestra.
MANY ATTEND DINNER
From Wednesday's Daily
A number of the Plattsmouth Ma
sons were at Omaha last evening to
attend the dinner and meeting of the
Nebraska Veteran Masons association
which was holding its sessions at the
Masonic temple.
William A. Robertson, grand mas
ter of the Nebraska Masons, was one
of the speakers and brought the
greetings of the grand lodge to the
gathering of veterans of the order.
Frank A. Cloidt of this ity was
alBO on the program and gave three
numbers. "Holy City," "The Old Re
frain," and "Auld Lang Syne."
William C. Ramsey, of Omaha,
past grand master, and a former
Plattsmouth resident, was one of the
active figures on the program and
made the presentation of new mem
bers. Those from this city attending
were Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr.
and Mrs. Cloidt and Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Evers.
WILL CARE FOR CHILDREN
Mrs. Hallie Marshall, director of
jthe Woman's activities at the Recrea
tion Center, has arranged to look
after the care of children whose
mothers may be shopping on Wed
nesday and Saturday afternoon and
evening. The children may be left
between 2 and 4:30 and 7 to 9 p. m.
This is another fine service provided
by this excellent project for the com
munity. The children must be from
4 to 12 years of age.
MRS. F0RN0FF ILL
Mrs. George Fornoff is confined to
her home as the result of illness and
the news of her Indisposition will be
greatly regretted by the many friends.
Mrs. Fornoff has not been In the best
of health of late.