Nebr. S?a H:st?rical Society VOL. NO. Lm PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938. NO. 96 Mynard Club Sees the Old Year Passing Song Contest and Program Serves tojation of officers of Euclid lodge No Make Merry the Closing- Hours of the Old Year. The Mynard Community club held its regular monthly meeting on the last day of the year. No program had been prepared so the time was spent in visiting, singing and remin iscing. The members and their guests en joyed especially the community sing ing under the capable leadership of Mrs. Sherman Cole with Mrs. Roy Cole at the piano. The leader an nounced that each and every one was invited to suggest his favorite song and there was such an enthu siastic response that the result was a real "songfest. A large number were the Christmas songs which are so much loved at this time of the year but they finally wound up with "rep songs" and the old-fashioned rounds. In the singing of the rounds a group of the men tried to out-sing j a group of the ladies and thought they had won the victory but to thoir cnrnriso a rnnnlp nf thp vourcer . . - , girls. Mary Margery Richardson and j Eloise Cole, had the last word. This! contest created much merriment. After a short business session with the vice president. Mrs. Virgil Perry presiding, she asked the secretary. Mrs. C. C. Barnard, to read a clipping j suing year and E. P. Lutz. C. D. from the Plattsmouth Journal of; Palmer. John Bauer and Emil J. Nov. 1. 1927, about the Hallowe'en j Weyrich. William Schmidtmann. Sr. party which was the first meeting ; and William Schmidtmann. Jr., who held in their community hall. This -have served on the board having re party was given by the Golden Rodisigned. Study club, the Ladies' Aid society and the Merry Workers. After an interesting program, Mrs. Sherman Cole who was the president of the study club, presided while a tem porary organization of the commun ity club was formed. During the month cf November a constitution was drawn. On the evening of the 25th. this constitution was adopted and permanent officers elected and the Mynard Community club was a fact. For ten years it has been a source of pleasure and happiness. Its ' constitution states that "its purpose j is to promoter higher ideals in the; , ' . ... . . . . , , (cers have shown in handling the af- oommunity, provide wholesome re creation, amusement and general de- velopment of every person living in ; the community, and to make a better j place in which to live, work and transact business. It has fulfilled its mission and as one member expressed, j Jn thg countv court on the admission "We hone It will continue to do so j of &n instrument pUrporting to be for many years to come." jthe Ja t win and testament of Her- Several persons gave interesting j man RogSi decease,j. Tne will nom incidents connected with the build- j nated Martin Ros3- a brother, as the ing of the hall. Speaking of the co- executor After hearlng the evidence operation of the people in this work. ubmitted as to the it was or Roy Cole stated that on one daydered admitted as a true wiH. Mrs. there were twenty-nine men donating ;w L Dwyer was named as guardian their time and labor. ad mem for Ralph Ross a minor son Just before midnignt lignt reiresn- ments were served. While many de- cided to go home and listen to thejfor thg minor nieceg and nephews of new year come in over the radio ! the dceased and who were tne larger some of them stayed and, with Rev. . beneficiaries under the wi. Dick playing, sang until 12 o clock when they gave the new year a hearty and merry welcome. Everyone departed for home feeling that each one who had failed to come had miss ed a very happy and enjoyable occa sion. the CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS From Wednesday's Daily The list of applicants for the ap pointment to the position of com-1 missioner in the third district this morning had reached the total of twenty and it is expected that a number of others will enter later. Several of the candidates have pre- ! seuted statements and endorsement ,. . , , From Tuesday's Dally from friends. The list so far is as fol- Mr Qnd Mrg John w AUvin de lws: parted this morning for the west W. W. Coatman, Elmwood; Earl coast where they will visit with rela Bennett, Alvo; E. P. Betts, Eagle; j Uveg &nd friends in southern Cali Sid B. James. Elmwood; Lou I fornia. They are making the trip by Schmidt. Wabash; Paul Schewe, Mur-iauto and are ant5c5patinf? a very fine dock; Martin D. Nielsen, weeping Water; Bert II. Lytle, Eagle; Henry Baekemeyer, Murdock; Eldon N. Stark, Elmwood; Emil Bornemeier, Elmwood; Chris Rasmussen, Weep ing Water; R. M. Coatman, Alvo; H. A. Williams, Elmwood; Samuel Eugene Colbert. Weeping Water; Frank E. Wood, Weeping Water; ('has. T. Edwards. Alvo; O. P. Cook, Alvo; Rex Peters. Elmwood; William T. Sacks, Eagle. ATTEND INSTALLATION Raymond C. Cook, deputy grand custodian of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska, with William F. Evers, superintendent of the Nebraska Ma ! sonic Home, were at "Weeping Water I Monday night to attend the install- A. F. & A. M Mr. Cook served as the installing officer and Mr. Evers as the marshal iof the ceremony. Later in the evening Mr. Evers i"u' UiSU1"1 and gave a short talk on the Home and its work. The meeting was open to Masons and their families and Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Evers accompanied their hus bands to the session. j Refreshments were served at the I close of the evening. Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n Elects ;Two New Directors Named C. A. Johnson Named President, and E. P. Lutz, Secretary. The stockholders of the Platts- mouth Loan & BuiMing association held their annual meeting on Mon- day night at the offices of the com pany in the Bekins building. The meeting was fcr the purpose of electing four directors for the en- The directors then proceeded to elect the officers for the year and with the following being named: President C. A. Johnson. Vice-President John Lutz. Treasurer F. T. Ramge. Secretary E. P. Lutz. The report of Secretary Lutz show ed the organization to be in excellent condition and with strong reserves to protect their investors and a record of excellent business advancement for the past year. The report was very pleasing to the stockholders of the association and reflected the ex- fairs. HEAR WILL CASE i From Monday's Daily This morninz a hearing was had of the deceased ani William A. Rob ertson named as suardian ad litem TO TEACH IN SIOUX CITY Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Davis Ispent Saturday and Sunday in Omaha visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Knolle who will soon leave for Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Knolle has accepted the position of music instructor at North Junior High school in Sioux City and will assume his work at the beginning of the second semes ter. He has been teaching in Sara- j toga school, Omaha since leaving the ! Plattsmouth schools last year. VISITING IN CALIFORNIA time visiting with old friends. SMALL FIRE SUNDAY The fire department was called Sunday morning to Thirteenth and Locust streets where a shingle fire was reported at the residence occu pied by Mrs. Cleo Capper and family. The fire was extinguished with out difficulty and no serious damage was done to the residence. Officers of Masonic Lodge are Installed i William A. Robertson. Grand Master j of Nebraska Masons. Serves as i Installine- Officer. Monday evening Plattsmouth lodge No. G. A. F. & A. M. held their in- stallation of officers at a very largely attended meeting. William A. Robertson, grand mas- ter of the Nebraska A. F. .- A. M., and past master of Plattsmouth lodge, had the pleasure of installing I the officers of his home lodge. Henry , Carson, of Nebraska City, grand tyler ;of the grand lodge, served as the ! ceremonial marshal. The officers installed were: Worshipful Master Anderson Lloyd. Senior Warden J. R. Reeder. Junior Warden Ralph Wehrbein. Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt. Secretary L. W. Niel. Senior Deacon Wayne A. Bennett. Junior Deacon John Parkening. Senior Steward J. Howard Davis. Junior Steward Ivan Deles Der nier. Tyler John E. Schutz. The members of the lodge had the i From Wednesday's Daily pleasure of having with them Judge! Last night at the meeting of the John W. Yeager of Omaha, member , Eastern Star, the new officers were of the district bench, who gave a few j installed. A large number attended verv much amreeiated remarks. I tne meeting. There was a delegation of the of- fleers of Western Star lodge No. 2 of Nebraska City in attendance at the installation. Following the lodge session the members enjoyed a luncheon. verv delichtful ALBERT EATON PASSES Albert Eaton, 66, a resident of Union and vicinity for nearly half century, who has been In poor health for some time past, and was com pelled to walk with the aid of two canes but for the past few weeks has cared for by his daughter. Miss;der, marshal; Mrs. Emma Nolting, Agnes, passed awav at his home at - an early hour last Sunday morning Mr. Eaton has been a familiar ! figure about Union and a hard work er when he could and has had dur ing his lifetime here a host of friends who will mourn his departure. The funeral is being held today j from the T?.-intist church nt T'nion. I conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor, a long time friend of the deceased. The burial was at East Union cemetery. C. H. Whitworth and D. Ray Frans sang a group of old familiar songs at the funeral services. The pall bear- ' ers were Simon Gruber, Henry Beck er, Jay Austin, Otis Keene, Ira Clarke and Bruce Wolfe. Mr. Eaton was born at St. Joseph. Mo., where he resided in his early boyhood, coming to Nebraska and Union in his early manhood. He leaves four daughters to mourn his incuts iuui udugmeis to mourn iik passing, Pearl of Omaha, where Agnes also made her home before coming here to care for the father, Verna of j California and Zola, making her home in Missouri. SUITERS FRACTURED LIMB From Tuesday's Dally Mrs. II. E. Becker was the victim of a very serious fall last evening at her home on high school hill and which will place her on the inactive list for some time. She was coming up a flight ofx steps from the base ment to the main floor of the house and caught her foot on the third step from the bottom, falling back and her right foot caught under her and caused a severe fracture of the bone. She was given treatment here and later taken to an Omaha hospital. Reports today from the hospital are to the effect that she is resting as easy as possible. RETURN RUNAWAY BOY Chief of Police Joe Libershal was notified that a young boy had se cured a ride from local people to this city from Omaha and apparently was running away from home. The chief found him out on Chicago avenue and brought him in 'for questioning. He gave the name of Claude Jones, his age as 13 years and his place of residence as 2606 North 21st, Omaha. The chief of police secured communi cation with the Omaha authorities and he was returned there later in the afternoon. CHILD SUFFERS INJURY Word has been received here cf a very severe injury suffered by Eu gene, one vear old daughter of Mr. ' and Mrs. Bud Taylor of McCook. j Mrs. Taylor was out driving Friday j land had the eldest child in the rear; seat of the car while Lugene was on lArt Department to Kave Fine Ex- the front seat with the mother. In' hl-b4t jrpr(, frnm the TTniver- come manner the front door came open and tne naoy ien out onto me j pavement. The little one was badly; ; cut and bruised and it required some ; forty stitches to close the cuts. She j however 13 improving mceiy aim was able to be brougnt nome irom tne ! hospital. J The little one is a grandchild of j Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duda of this city, Mrs. Taylor oeing ine iorrner Anna iDuda Eastern Star Has Installation of Officers ! -k H EfiAV I " i Mrs. Clara Becker Is Wcrtiiy Matron of Home Chapter No. 1S9 Many Attend Meeting'. i ! In tne installation of the new of - jficers, Mrs. Gida Wiles, past ma - iron vas lnsianin-, ouuer, i asi trnn Hnsp u- DiixDurv. installing i i marshal ; Past Matron Glenna Mc-:ful, i Maken, installing chaplar.i. j The officers elected and installed j to serve the ensuing year were: Mrs. Clara Becker, worthy matron; John lanacek, worthy patron; Mrs. Pearl Cvers, associate matron; Lune YSiles, associate patron; Miss Clara Wey- rich, secretary; Miss Mary Petersen, treasurer; Mrs. Bess Seybolt. con- i ductress; Miss Marie NoUiitg, asso- jciate conductress; Mrs. Nettie Lush- Sinsky, chaplain; Mrs. Kermit Schnei- Pianist; Lillian Neilson, Wilma Beck- ;er, Malinda Friedrich. Elizabeth Sig- ler, Hettie Larson, star points; Mrs. Florence Kraeger, warden; Henry Nolting, sentinel. Mrs. Olive Wiles, retiring worthy matron, was presented with the past matron's pin Ly Past Matron Glenna McMaken. Refreshments were served. AN APPRECIATION We wish to thank the following persons and organizations for their generous participation and fine co- operation in the distribution of ! Christmas baskets, toys and clothing to the needy families: The American Legion. Mrs. Otto Keck; Cass County Recreation Ser- vice. A. E. Edgerton; Mr. Mauzy ; U. S. Engineers; Ray Misner; Lewis- i & T . .. 'ton Social Circle. Mrs. Jennie Klimm; Miss Dora Fricke; Methodist Sunday school; Woman's Club, Mrs. Dux - bury Mrs Fred Lugsch. Mrs. Ed Ofe and Mrs. Sundstrom; Mrs. Glenn . , . ierryDerry, ciearuew uuu, -iia. John Tidball; Mrs. Fred Rea; Rev. J. W. Taenzler; Paul Vandervoort; J. C. Bailey, Cleo Capper, O. A. Reeves; Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hiatt; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson. DISPOSES OF SHOP E. M. Ruby, one of the prominent residents ot near ueepinj " j i00k into the matter of the selection was in the city Monday and v. hile j of & suct.essor to County Commission here was a caller at the Journal to j . TI nr,.P Th iarirpr nart of renew his subscription to the semi weekly edition of the paper. Mr. Ruby stated that his son, Bernard, has disposed of his interest in the electric radio shop at Shen andoah, Iowa, to his brother, Floyd, who will continue operating the busi ness. Bernard Ruby is moving to Nebras ka City where he will open the Ruby Radio shop. BURLINGTON OFFICIAL HERE E. C. Hale, assistant superintend ent of the Burlington at Omaha, was in the city Tuesday afternoon to spend a few hours looking after com pany business and visiting with friends. Mr. Hale has appreciated very much the cordial feeling that 1 is held between this city and the Burlington railroad through many years. High School to Sponsor an A V& 1 Vr5lrll"!row of tlie death of tJieir lvo months -riFL 2IiXllig31t. : and a half old son, Roger at the - j family home in the west part of j Qf Nebraska. Thf Rn depart,acnt of tne piatts - ilnouth hi.;h s, nooI cp0nsor an art txhibit fl.om the Universitv o xe- 1 braska next Tuesday. January 11. Thjs dIsi)lay has been circulating j throughout Nebraska for the past" j yCar and has been very popular! ! v.-herever it has been exhibited. ! It will be ( ii display in the high i i school gymnasium. The plans are to permit the children to see the ex jhibit during the dav and throw it : onen to the public at 7:00 o'clock in j the evening. There will be no ad ' mission charge. j The art department of the Platts- : mouth hisrh school are verv much in i hope that a large number of patrons ,and patronesses of art will avail ; themselves of the opportunity to 'listen to the lecture given by Mrs. i Vance and view these exhibits. Music ' will be furnished bv the music de- partnient cf the Plattsmouth high school. Miss Lois Brandhorst, art teacher, will be in charge of the dis play. This art exhibit is service of ,the extensjon division of the Univer- ;sity of xtbraska. Mrs. M E Vance, ; who is connected with the extension u . . . ;uepa.i iiuem, uruitts ine pictures, laKes charge of exhibit and discusses the pictures. The collection is valued I immediate families were present. ,ment act ir tne Koosevelt adminls at ?5.000. two pictures being worth ! Miss Lohlein was given in mar-1 D'ation offered one that the farmer $5.00 apiece. All are originals. There ! riage by her grandfather, Martin J could accept voluntarily, are no copies or reprints. The col- ! Lohlein. She wore a grey wool en- j Marvin Carr, the secretary of the ; ;ection consists of oil paintings , etch- iligs, and water colors. It includes one of Grant Wood's paintings, Wins- . jou- Homer and etchings by Lionel' Barrymore. It represents the modern. the impressionistic as well as earlier examples of art. VISIT AT MASONIC LODGES Tuesday afternoon and evening j William A. Robertson, grand master of tne Xebraska Masons, in company ; with Countv Treasurer John E. Turn-; j er L L Hort0n. County Attorney J. A. Capwell, paid a visit of inspec tion and fraternity to Canopy lodge No. 209 of Elmwood and Bennet lodge No. 94 of Bennet. The members of the party enjoyed a fine dinner tendered by the Elm- wood lodge and later drove to Bennet j where Mr. Robertson was the in- stalling officer at the installation of . he ueyvy selected off icers. RES0LUTI0N The District Court Judges of Ne braska assembled in convention De- j cemner i a o,, at umana, express (their deep sorrow for the sudden and ! untimely death of a former distin- , ished member of lhis association. the jate judge William G. Kieck. of i Plattsmouth, in the Second Judicial 'District, and they extend to his widow Mrs. Lora Kieck and children i their sincere sympathy. , wiLgoN ARTHUR C. THOMSEN, CLOYD B. ELLIS, Members of Resolutions Committee HERE FROM WEEPING WATER From Monday's DaJly There was a large group here this morning from Weeping Water to the delegation seemed to be strong for' Frank Woods of that city. In the group were Troy L. Davis, C. E. Pool, Joe Corley, Carl Tefft. Senator Fred L. Carsten, and Marvin Carr of Eagle. RETURNS TO EVANSTON Richard yishop, who has been a holiday visitor here at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. nd Mrs. John S. Bishop, has returned home. Mr. Bishop is a resident of Evanston, llinois, the home of North western university. SENDS NEW YEAR'S GREETING A New Year's day greeting tele gram was received here by relatives from Miss Alice Funk, who is in New York City visiting places of interest there. DEATH OF BABE From Wednesday's Daily Last night Mr. and Mrs. Ray Recek were called upon to bear the sor- i,1,e city' The babe had apparently ! been in its usual health until early last night when it became ill and despite all that medical skill could iaid died .a 11:30 ,ast llisht In addition to the grief stricken parents the little one is survived by county gathered at Murray to at the grandparents and a large num-jtend the first of a series of meetings ber of 'uncles and aunts. 'arranged to discuss and oppose any The funeral services will be held ! compulsory plan of crop control in on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock 'the coming farm bill. at the Sattler Funeral home, 4th and Vine streets. Friends may call after 5 p. m. at the Sattler funeral home. Lohiein-Living-ston Wedding is Held at Omaha for a stabilized market. Young People Leave at Once for Coll-' The purpose of the meeting was bran, Colorado. Where They explained by W. G. Boedeker, Murray Are to Reside. ; banker, as being for the purpose of I considering the farm bill and es- On January 4th at Omaha, occur- pecially its compulsory features in a red the wedding of Dr. Robert Ram- ' nonpartisan viewpoint and as to the I say Livingston, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Livingston, and Miss j Helen Lohlein of Omaha. The service was held in St. Barn- abas Episcopal church at nine in the morning, the Rev. Father George Crawford officiating. Members of the isemble with fox trim and dubonet i accessories. Her corsage was of gar- jdenias. Following the ceremony, a break-, ' fast was served at the home of the j bride's aunt. Mrs. George Anderson, servation act and approved the corn Dr. and Mrs. Livingston will leave (loan plan, but was opposed to com- immediately for their home in Coll- ! pulsory terms in the bill. bran, Colorado where the groom will ! One of the active leaders in favor be in charge of a private hospital. j of the proposed farm bill was Wil Those from Plattsmouth attending liam A. Metzger of Cedar Creek, i the wedding were Mrs. E. T. Dutch- , er. Miss Amelia Friedrich, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Minor and daughter, Eleanor RETURNS TO DUTY James M. Robertson, II. who has been home for a holiday visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Robertson, departed Saturday for i Annapolis, Maryland, where he will resume his duties at the U. S. Naval academy where he is now serving his third year as midshipman. Mr. Rob ertson has been honored guest at a number of social events tendered by old school friends and associates here during his visit home. NEW YEAR SON Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eestor are the proud parents of a fine young son born at three o'clock. January 1 at the St. Joseph's hospital. The mother 'and little boy are doing fine. The little one has been christened (Robert Harmon, Jr. He Is a great grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Iliber of this city and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bestor and Mr. ! and Mrs. W. O. Troop of Nehawka. RETURN TO UNIVERSITY The Plattsmouth students at the University of Nebraska comprising Floyd McCarty. Edwin Kalina, Wil- Ham Carey, Edward Hadraba. Lois, Bestor, Lois Giles, Mary Katherine Wiles, Marjorie Ann Tidball, and j Irma Tittman, Cecil and James Cora- stock returned to Lincoln. to resume their studies. The young people have been en joying the Christmas vacation here with home folks. CHANGES IN GARAGE From Tuesday's Dally Monday and today were moving days for the Cass County Motor Co., and the Claude A. Ruse Motor Co., the two exchanging places of busi ness. The Cass County Motor Co. moved to the garage building at Sixth and Pearl streets while the C. A. Ruse Co. moved to the location at Fourth and Main streets formerly occupied by the Cass County Motor company. Crop Control Gathering Fails to Take Vote Murray Meeting Adjourns After Al most Three Hours of Discussion and Without Expression. Tuesday afternoon a group of some 400 landowners and farmers of Cass The meeting was presided over by Carl Tefft, of Avoca, who has been an active leader in opposing compul- sory control as he has been suggest ed in some of the proposed bills. Marvin Carr of Eagle acted as sec retary. Apparently the meeting was well balanced between the advocates of action against the compulsory fea- es and those who favored the gov- rnment control of crop production j application to Cass county farmers. The bill was read by Troy L. Davis, ! of Weeping Water, he taking up the ; sections that were in controversy as i being "dictatorial" as the opponents j alleged. Mr. Davis stated he was not j opposed to the agricultural adjust- meeting and democratic county chair- I mnn Rtntprl hp thought a fnrm ill I was needed but favored legislation endorsed by a majority of farmers. He found no fault with the soil con member of one of the long time farm families of Cass county. Ke urged the stabilization of the markets for the products of the farm which was one of the aims of the bill. The bill was designed to put the farmer on a parity with industry and he also call- , ed attention to the fact that it was not compulsory until fifty-one per cent of the farmers in a locality have voted their endorsement on it. Senator W. B. Banning of Union, who served as state secretary of agri culture for several years, was heard late in the debate and said that the history of agriculture showed that farmers never stuck together unless under some mild compulsion. The meeting was one that showed all viewpoints on the proposed farm bill and many short talks were given, by land owners and farmers. ' 1 ne proposal to vote ior or against ilne oul as lo ue considered wnen I on motion the meeting was adjourn- ed without any definite stand being taken for, or against the bill or com- Pulsory limitation or marketing. TEACHERS RETURN TO DUTY riattsmouth ladies who are teach ing a various places over the state returned to their duties Sunday and in readiness to start in on their work this morning. Miss Maxine Cloidt and Mrs. Edna Shopp return ed to McCook. Miss Dorothy Farmer I to Staplehurst. Miss Helen Farley to York, Miss Helen Wiles to Fremont and Miss Mary Bookmeyer and Mrs. Blanch Gamer to Omaha. VISIT AT AUBURN Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ferrie and Mrs. R. A. Bates were at Auburn on N we Year's day, they being guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Otto, the latter formerly Miss Ruth Ferrie. They enjoyed very much the visit to the interesting Nemaha coun ty city and the delightful dinner party that featured the day. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Anyone knowing themselves in debted to the McFarland studio, is requested to call and make settle ment. Also those who may have pic tures there or orders are asked to call and secure them. jo-2td-ltw