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TO 0 VOL. NO. LIH PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1937. NO. 89 i - itt' Presbyterian Federation Has Fine Meeting "Use of the Year Book of Prayer for Missions" for Theme of Impressive Scenes. From Thursday's Dally Irt spite of the severe cold, a large number of women gathered at the Presbyterian Fellowship room yes terday afternoon, for the regular meeting of the Federation. There was much business of im portance and pleasing reports from recent activities. The program of the afternoon was arranged by Mrs. H. G. McClusky on the subject: "Uses of the Year Book of Prayer for Missions." The leader first gave a clear and concise explanation of this publica tion; its contents, its purpose, and plan. Then by four talking pictures she brought out many suggestions for i its use. All the scenes were supposed j to take place in any Christian home. Picture I The breakfast hour and the family assembled: Mrs. Virgil Perry, as mother, Mrs. Luke Wiles a visiting auntie, Mrs. P. T. Heine man and Mrs. Ralph Wehrbein, daughters and Elizabeth Perry as lit tle John. Much interest was aroused when a friend's name happened to be one for whom prayer was to be I made that day. The scene closed with j the period of morning worship. Picture II was a clever coliloquy given by Mrs. Ray Misner, bringing out the thought that the Year Book of Prayer could be given as- a tnr;siir.as rememorance. me seconui scene, two weeks later brought her the wonderfully appreciative letters from the recipients. Ticture III showed that it could be used in the hour of retreat. The personal devotion was reflected by Mr. Glen VaJlery in utill pose, while "In the Secret of His Presence" was read appealingly by a hidden voice. Picture IV showed how even a busy mother, rushed with the family cares and household routine, can! pause for the 9 a. m. Universal Pray- er Hour. Even her duties suggest ' petitions she can make. This scene . was effectively portrayed by Mrs. Richard Beverage. Mrs. Everett Pickens was heard in a beautiful sacred solo. Circle No. 2 was in charge of the entertaining, and served most delic ious refreshments. The tables reflect ed the Christmas time, with their wealth of evergreen and tall red candles. FEEDING THE EISDS The coming of winter brings to the forefront a vital thought for the public in regard to the birds that are wintering in this part of the west. The birds will find difficulty in the winter securing food in the cold i the local bureau when it is establish and snow and which should lead ! ed. the public to lend their efforts in-j seeing that food is provided that' PINOCHLE TOURNAMENT the birds can secure in the long! months of the winter. Bread crumbs, i The winners in the weekly pin- suet and other foods should be placed so that they may be eecured by the'ter last night birds. In recent years apparently large numbers of the birds have perished and every one of these that are gone makes one less to battle with the insect life in the summer season, ajMrs ,v,. i , i .n 1 iwc n.m naa idivcu uratj lull ui, the crops of this part of the west. Do your part in providing food for the feathered friends now that they may repay a hundredfold in the fu ture in their destruction of danger ous insects. GIVE FINE ENTERTAINMENT Judge and Mrs. A. II. Duxbury Dorn on Tuesday evening at an Omaha were at the Fort Crook school Fri- j hospital. The mother and little one day evening where they presented aare doing nicely and the occasion program of motion pictures and a travelogue of their trip to Washing ton and New England the past sum mer. The program was very much enjoyed by the members of the P. T. A. under whose auspices it was pre sented. After the business session at the school there was a very dainty lunch eon served that all enjoyed to the! utmost. The school is taught by Mrs. J. A. Capwell of this city and Miss Anna Hood of Fort Crook. FUNERAL OF BABE The funeral services for Richard Dean Dew, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Dew of Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday afternoon from the Saltier funeral home. There were a large group of the friends of the family present for the last rites. Rev. G. A. Pahl, pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church conducted the services for the little oue who had been taken from the home after a few brief months of life. Mrs. Ray Herring sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" during the ser vice. Miss Leona Meisinger being the accompanist. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery. Credit Bureau to be Sponosored by the Ad Club Thomas Thomsen of Nebraska City to Establish Branch of Oraniz ation in This City. The Plattsmouth Business Men's Ad club at their session Wednesday decided to enter into an agreement with Thomas Thomsen of Nebraska City for the establishment of a credit bureau in this city, similar to that operated by Mr. Thomsen in Nebraska City. There was a very large attendance of the merchants as well as a num ber of professional men present and who were very much impressed by the statements of Mr. Thomsen rela tive to the work of the bureau in his home community. The bureau gathers vital facts re garding the residents of the com munity as to their record in settling their accounts, personal records as to I standing, family and all other ele ments that might be called upon by Persons from whom credit might be sought. This information as to the life and record of the persons in the com munity is carried on a master card that is kept in the files of the credit bureau and the information available to any member of the bureau at a few moments notice t c "iai"ia'"cu! here and where any of the member-; may telephone or call and in aj moment have the information on the cards given them in order to deter-1 ! mine the desirability of extending credit to an applicant. The Thomsen credit bureau is af fliated with 1.300 other bureaus over the United States and which keeps I in touch with each other, in the handling of shifting accounts where the parties may move from one place to another. At the Nebraska City bureau Mr. Thomsen also operates a collecting agency and the issuance of a ser vice bulletin each week and these features will also be made a" part of ,ochle .contest at the Recreation Cen- Esther Whitley 4840 iand BPent his early boyhood. He is Mrs. W. H. Puis 4500 now president of the Chesapeak corn Jerry Konfrst 4530 pany with headquarters at Wash- W. H. Puis 4190 Mrs. O. Sandin 4190 Lee Phillips 4340 Airs, r ranK iteoai sou t...i.-,. 7n i E. O. Vroman 4400 ; Alea Church 4320 Lee Phillips 4500 Frank Konfrst 4690 Mrs. E. O. Vroman 4080 REJOICE IN NEW SON Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gerbeling are the happy parents of a fine little son has brought much happiness to the members of the familj-. The little one is grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Sitzman of this city. WILL SING LN STORES The Junior high school girl's class of the Methodist Sunday school are; planning a very interesting feature for the Christmas season. They are to sing in the various stores of the city during the ten days preceding Christmas. Musical Program is Given by the Local High School Music Department. Under Direction of Lee Meyers, Teacher, Offers Fine Entertainment. . The high school auditorium was filled Friday evening by a large aud ience of students and patrons of the! school to enjoy the fine program that TTlpnt nf tlin oclinil The program was arranged by Lee Meyers, teacher of music in the high and junior high school and was a real treat to the music appreciating pub- lie, all of the young people taking, part giving a fine rendition of their j parts. The entertainment which was of! over an hour in duration, gave all1 sections of the musical department an '. opportunity to be heard and all who ; were fortunate enough to attend felt ; well repaid for their time in the ex-' cellent presentations. ' The numbers reflected the greatest ; credit upon Mr. Meyers and the stu- ! dents of his music department and' as each number was given it afford- i ed added enjoyment to the large audience. ; The following program was pre- sented by the per?onnel: j Band "Our Director," "On Wis-1 consin." "Billboard." "Wave the, Flag," "Across the Field." Orchestra "Flag of Truce" yGa-jity votte Souvenir, March Militaire.' Contralto Solo, "Song of Songs," ! Flora Belle Meade. Brass Ringing Sextette. "Vesper Bells Are a 1R au auto accident tnat nau ai ," "Sometime, Home How, fected her greatly. Somewhere." Personnel: Allen White, j Mrs. Hackenberg is survived by Burton Rishel. Joe Noble. Stephen , her a d husband and one dauphter. Devoe and John Jacobs. i , T. . Bass Solo. "The Trumpeter," Dick'M,s- Ph,1IlP RihE- of L:non- Hall. Vocal solo. "Old Violin." Eleanor i 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 ?!arkus' ?n Krrt Ma,rE"e ,nn allerv, lima Swatek, Hazel Kelley and Flora Bslle Meade. Bovs' Ouartette: "Marching Alone i Together." "Nobody Knows the Trou-! ible I've had." "Little Cotton Dolly." Personnel: Dick Hall. Ted Libershal John Jacobs, Richard Cole. Boys' Glee: "Jolly Roger," "Drink j 'to Me Only with Thine Eyes," "Myjthe office on renewals at 75c each and Nebraska." Mi-rprJ fhnrnn! "As Torrents in As Torrents . T.VT' ; V J ,. Summer," "Dear Land of Home." Girls' Glee: "Echo Song," "Shep herd." Girls' Sextette (A): "Dusk in Garden." Personnel: Eleanor Minor. . ., ,T i . i r.i.., The total amount that was collect Vorboril, Helen Hiatt and Shirley Petersen. Accompanists: Jean Knorr, Mixed Chorus. Girls' Glee, Boys' Quartette, i Solos, Girls' Sextette (A) Ruth Westover, Boys' Glee, Girls' Sextette (B). Flora Belle Meade, Orchstra. HONORS OFFICIALS The current issue of "Life" has a large advertisement of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., and in which the heads of various telephone systems are shown. j Among the portraits is that of Lloyd B. Wilson, former resident of ington. Mr. Wilson will be remembered by the older residents of the city and 'wMU ctill n hnv u-oo ono ! mht operator of the Bell Telephone Co., at their office then located over the C. E. Wescott's store. His salary then was $12.50 per month while now it is near the $50,000 mark per year. Leaving this city, Mr. Wilson re-jof the Shriner party were entertain mained with the Bell company and led at dinner at the University club was at their Omaha offices for a great many years until called to the higher field of a telephone executive. HAVE A CLOSE CALL When Arnold Llllie, George Thum and John Jordan, three local wrest ling fans, were en route to Omaha to attend a match, they had a close call from having a bad wreck or be- ing plunged Into the Platte river. The bumper on the car of Mr. Lillie came loose and one end dropped and forced the car over the rail of the bridge before the car was stopped and gave them a scare as the car seemed headed to crash the rail. FIRE AT SEIDELL HOME The fire department was called Friday evening to the residence oc cupied by the Frank Spidell family on Marble street between Sixth and ! Seventh street where considerable ! smoke damage was done by a small I flre- The family v,cre PrePar5ns to leave home for the evenins and Mr- jdell noticed the glow of a fire re- fleeted in the windows of a neigh bor's home and returning to his house ivio h lofnvprpii a fire rasrins: in a couch i . .. . T ,u in thp livintr room. It is thought tnat ! M vo, ,i,-,nn lit 111.1 IA .1 V1 tlfeuivi .... w j vk uii- inOtl ptl in the couch ami caused the I fire. ! The couch was carried out and ! vcr-v m,ie aamase GOI,e 10 ll!e nome I agkle frora the STncke' j ! ft-. !.!- r 1Vfte ISCalil Ul THO Grant Hackenber? at Mynard Home Well Known Resident of Mynard Community for a Lon3 Period TV-. tv,o- ni.rr xfio auci Mrs. Grant Hackenberg. 04, a resi-' dent of this community for many years, died Thursday night at the 'family home after a long illness, from j heart trouble. S Mrs. Hackenberg was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Fry, I . . eariy cay residents 01 mis cemmun- and here she spent the greater nf i.pr lifnin. v-. .... She was injured some two years DRIVERS LICENSES BEING A NEAT SUM i . , , The record of the drivers licenses sold at. the office of County Treas- ' urer John E. Turner to the date of November 30th, discloses that a neat 'sum was derived for the stale and i county. The treasurers force have ' the task of the issuances of the li- censes and the placing of the money !tn th( statP f,ir!fls ami ihP emintv 'general fund. l here were t,ib licenses issuea Dy (which netted the sum of $4,339.50. - . ,. , j l nere were 4 new licenses issueu at the fee of $1 each and which amounted to $784. There were three a duplicates issued at 25c each and jwhich brought 75c. tea at tne on ice or tne county treas- urer to November 30th was $5,124.25. of this amount the state received $4, 795. CO. Cass county received oa each li cense issued a fee of five cents or the total sum of $328.65. The five cent fee on each license, or $32S.65 goes to the general fund of the county. The treasurer or none of the em ployes receive any fee for the hand ling of the issuauce, it being in the regular business of the office. VISITS AT LINCOLN William A. Robertson, grand mas ter of the Nebraska Masons, was at Lincoln Wednesday night to attend the ceremonial of the Lincoln shrine of which he is a member. There was a large attendance and member3 of Tangier temple of Omaha were present with candidates and their band and drill team. Mr. Robertson was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evers and his daughter, Hiss Rachel. The men were entertained at the dinner at Cornhusker while the ladies and a theatre party, later all join ing the dance at the Cornhusker. Miss Robertson is remaining over the week end to visit her sister, Mrs. Harold Murphey and is a guest at the party given by the Mortar Board and also at the Kappa Gamma soror ity. v TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT The compensation claim of Jack Hatt, which was heard Thursday in compensation court, wag taken under advisement by Judge Welsh. The claimant was asking compensation for injuries received at a local fire as a member of theVire department. Debate Squad Faces Some Stiff Competition Has Won 3 Victory Over Nebr. City To Enter Tournaments From Saturday's Pally The riattsmouth high school de- "ate squad, coacneu t)v aiiio w . iTice : ' iof the high school faculty appears tot sen. 1 he squad has won three of its four debates to date, including a double victory over Nebraska City he:e yesterday. The squad is made up of four ex perienced debaters, who took training along this line last year under Mr. Price. They are Robert Woest, Har riett Case. John Bestor and Homer (Jack Barton. Woest, the only senior in the group, is president of the high school student council, is ian '"A" student and is proficient in , both raUEic and dramatics. Miaej ;c'ase is a ver" capable actress and a j ' ccod all-around student. She has ap-i - j j.tait:u ilk uuiitriuita a uuw 1 na j a auu dramatic skjts. Bestor is an "A" ! student, thorough in research work ; and a dependable and convincing : speaker. Barton has displayed con- ciderable many of dramatic ability and has the essentials of a good r orator. ! JteSUXtS TO Uaie On Wednesday, December 1. the!while a6sisting in fighting a fi,.e at rinttsmnnth debut prs went tn Om-L, .. .... ... . , - aha to engage in practice debates jwith the best girls teams ot umana, jpied by the L G Meisillger family at Technical high school. The na-!at tne time tional high school debate question, j The claim wa3 filed and refused j "Resolved, that the several states, by the company carrying the city j should adopt the Unicameral system insurance, on grounds that the fire jof legislation" was debated. Woest man had not beea pr0perly certified and Bestor. supporting the affirma - tive, won a decision, while Barton and Case on the negative lost the decision. Yesterday Nebraska City's debaters came to riattsmouth for some foren sic competition. Ed Wehrbein and Bob Bestor of Plattsmouth's 1931 district championship debate team, acted as the critic judges. Platts mouth won both debates. Face Stiff Competition Future debates already scheduled ; include: Lincoln high school December 20. at Lincoln, Nebraska City high school at Ne-jular fee. will be heard on Thursday, braska City (return debate). Janu-. December 23hr: ary 7. J M-2 Applications Auburn high school at Auburn, i D. M. Hubbell. Cedar Creek, 9 January 15. Ja- m-; Edward A. Ingrim. Louisville, Tecumseh. Sabetha (Kansas) and j 9:30 a. m. ; August Ossenkop, Louis Hiawatha (Kansas) high schools in ville, 10 a. m.; Minton V. Wood. round robin debate session at Au burn. January 15. Tournament Plans Plattsmouth will be one of twenty high schools represented at the Doane college tournament at Crete Febru ary IS and 19. Invitations to the annual Midland college tournament and to the Peru tournament will soon be received and accepted. This will give the Plattsmouth debaters the "mental toughening" they need before entering the offi cial district tournament to be held st Lincoln in March. At that time they will compete with Auburn, Beatrice. Fremont, Geneva. Lincoln, Nebraska City and Tecumseh for the District Debate Championship. Mr. Trice came to the Plattsmouth schools last year, recommended par ticularly for his ability to train suc cessful debate squads and the results last year and so far this season bear out that recommendation. In addi tion to coaching debating as an extra carricula activity, he teaches History 0n the regular school schedule. BREX OFFICER HERE From Friday' Dally F. G. Luth, assistant mechanical superintendent of the Fruit Grow ers' Express company, was in Platts mouth yesterday looking after busi ness at the local BREX shops. While in the city Mr. Luth and G. J. Jaeger visited C. D. Palmer who has been confined to his bed as the result of an injury. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mrs. Ed Kohrell underwent an operation for tumor in the Antone Fani hospital Wednesday morning. AUTO WRECK NEAR ALVO Friday night au auto crash occur red near Alvo and in which the cars of Orest Cook of Alvo and Jack Ross of Weeping Water were badly dam aged, but fortunately none of the j occupants were seriously hurt. dents of the Alvo school, bound for Murdock to attend a basketball game. Mr. Ross suffered some small cuts and all of the party were shook up and bruised but none seriously. Deputy Sheriff Cass Sylvester was called to the scene of the accident to make an investigation and today members of the state highway patrol were looking over the situation where the wreck occurred. Compensation Hearing on the Jack Hatt Case 1 j Hearing Before Judge Welsh at Court House Insurance Company Denied the Claim. From Thursdays Datl The hearing of the claim of Jack Hatt, member of the fire department, for compensation, was heard today by 1 Jndge . We,sh Qf the com pensation court, at the district court room. Jack Hatt, a member of the Platts mouth volunteer fire department, was 'severer iniui-Pd on "March 3. 1937 ,ine residence 01 .miss Alice taton on i T ot . t th le house bein occu- by tDe city ag reqUired by law or his j name confirmed bv the ritv council. Th3 case has attracted much at tention both in the council and fire department. SET HEABI1TG DATES The state railway commission has announced the dates of hearing for truckers of Cass county who have ap plications on file. The hearings will be held at the court house here by Examiner Arnold. The following who have complied with applications and paid the reg- Elmwood, 10:30 a. m.; R. Eldon Moore, Weeping Water, 11 a. m.; Ronald D. Helget. Weeping Water, 11:30 a. m. M-8 Applications I. B. Johuson, Plattsmouth, 1 p. m.: Thelma Albin, Murray, 1:30 p. m.; Charles Roelofsz, Alvo, 2 p. m.; Harvey E. Rich, Weeping Water, 2:30 p. m. ; Frank Marshall, Weeping Water, 3 p. m.; Cleta Ruth Miller, Weeping Water, 3:30 p. m.; Cloyd West. Elmwood. 4 p. m. The following applications on file from Cass county have not been com- j Pleted on form M-2 and hearing will ibe held n Thursday, December 23, at 5 p. m. to show cause why the ap plications should not be denied and dismissed: Harold Dell, Greenwood; Harold M Williams, Louisville; W. H. Kruger Nehawka; Horace W. Griffin, Union. RETURNS FROM EAST Mrs. R. A. Bates, who has been visiting with relatives at Lockport Illinois, since Thanksgiving, return ed home this morning after a delight ful stay in the east. This is the old home of the family of Mrs. Bates and several of the aunts, uncles and cousins still reside there and her visit made a most pleasant reunion with them all. HOLDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES Rev. Brown, of Omaha, of the Presbyterian church, held services Wednesday at the Rock Bluffs school house. The bad weather kept many from attending, but the interest shown was great and Rev. Brown will preach there on Wednesday, De cember 15th at 8 o'clock. Noted Speaker at Union Church Thursday Night Lady Well Versed in Old World Af fairs to Address Meeting; of Fellowship Association. Mrs. David S. Simms, of Hastings, Nebraska, chairman of Internation al Relations, is scheduled to speak on "World Affairs" at the Methodist Episcopal church in Union Thursday evening. December 16. at 7:43. The speaker will address the Cass County Christian Fellowship associa tion and will be prepared to answer questions on world problems today. She is coming highly recommended and will speak with first hand know ledge and convictions gained from a recent two months educational trip to the League of Nations headquar ters, where she studied world con ditions. She also did considerable traveling in Europe along with her studies. The message should awaken wida interest and encourage people to study what is back of conditions that exist today, for no persons stands unaffected by the conflicts in the world at the present time. The Cass County Fellowship as sociation, composed of ministers and laymen from Jhe various co-operating churches throughout the coun ty, was recently reorganized to func tion widely through monthly meet ings in various churches throughout the year. A new constitution was written and recently adopted to gov ern the gospel meetings and educa tional gatherings from time to time. Rev. N. B. Callaway of the Metho dist church at Louisville is president and Rev. A. B. Small of the United Brethren church in Nehawka is the secretary treasurer. The program committee composed of Rev. Harvey A. Schwab, pastor of the Murdock Evangelical church. Rev. C. Jannen of the Elmwood Evangelical church, and Mrs. A. B. Stromer of Alvo. Nebraska, were driven hearty invitations by several pastors, at the last meeting, to hold these services in their communities during the coming months. The churches in which meetings are to be held soon are: Union M. E. church; the Elmwood Christian church, the Nehawka United Breth ren church, the Mynard United Brethren and the Murdock Evangeli cal church. The gospel services ara conducted on a Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p. m., with educational meet ings on the opposite month, usually on the first Monday evening after the first Sunday. Long range program planning by the committee is attempting to secure outstanding speakers for the educa tional meetings, while the gospel services will be provided by the var ious county pastors. Music for the meeting Thursday evening will be furnished by the Men's and Ladies' quartettes of the Methodist Episcopal church in Union. Mie,9 Nadine Booher will give a reading. All are cordially invited to at tend the monthly meetings. COMPLETES TEACHER TRAINING Mrs. Beula K. Albin of Union has recently finished sufficient college work from the University of Nebras ka and has been granted her perman ent elementary state teacher's certi ficate. Mrs. Albin is teaching her third year in the Ervin school north east of Union. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I take this means of stating pub licly that I have at no time made any accusations or statements of any kind to ans'one as to any person stealing chickens. d&w GEORGE MAYABB. Guy Stewart has Old Time Dances above Trilety's Beer Tavern at Plattsmouth, Nebr., every Wednes day night. Also Old Time Danes Christmas eve. Gents, 30c; Ladies, 10c; Couples, 35c. lt-sw FOR SALE OR RENT 20 acres improvea, torln eclce et Plattsmouth. Nebr. Bflnd & Mort gage. Corp., Omaha. tfd&w