Hebr. State Historical Society
VOL. no. un
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1938.
NO. 98
Local People
Hear Adult Soc
iety Convicted
Debate Held at the First Congrega
tional Church at Omaha Proves
Very Interesting.
There were 1,200 persons present
at the First Congregational church
in Omaha when the Nebraska Chris
tian Youth staged a trila of adult
society charged with "Ignorance, Sel
fishness and Indifference to the Need3
of Youth."
Three members of the Nebraska
supreme court presided over the trial.
Chief Justice Goss, Justices L. B. Day
and Bayard II. Payne, returning a
conviction on three of five counts.
Governor Cochran was the foreman
of the jury.
The jury found society guilty of
failure to provide opportunity of em
ployment, failure to provide for con
structive use of leisure time and
failure to provide preparation for
marriage and home life thru preven
tion of outh's realization of sex ad
justment. It recommended clemency on fail
ure to provide opportunity for em
ployment, pointing out "that society
is making an honest attempt but be
cause of unprecedented conditions
finds the problem impossible of solu
tion at this time."
Society was found innocent of
frustration of opportunity by im
position on youth of militaristic na
tionalism, and denial of spiritual and
religious heritages thru secularizing
of lite.
"Got Off Pretty Well."
"I feel that adult society has got
ten off pretty well in this proceed
ings," commented Chief Justice Goss.
"Since this hearing Sunday is before
a court of first instance, there .is
nothing to do but pronounce judg
ment on the verdict; ordering that
society make every effort to amend
its failures and weakness. If there
be any appeal taken, I hope the full
record made here will be available
and that the verdict of this court
shall be affirmed."
Those from Plattsmouth to attend
the trial were Judge and Mrs. A. H.
Duxbury. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Devoe. j
Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Davis, L. M
Gerner and Miss Sylvia Korbel.
HAVE A FINE MEETING
The members of the W. C. T
held a very fine meeting on'Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. O. C. I
Hudson on high school hill, a large
number of the members being in at
tendance. Mrs. J. E. Wiles gave the devo
tions and also was the leader of the
meeting.
Miss Elizabeth Spangler gave "Thi3
Is the Thing I Do," written by Ger
trude Stevens Levitt in honor of Lil
lian Stevens, national president of
the W. C. T. L for many years.
Miss Olive Gass gave a very inter
esting discussion of the child labor
section of the wages and hours bill.
Mrs. E. W. Thimgan made the pre
sentation of the Lillian Stevens legis
lative fund.
Mrs. R. B. Hayes talked very en
tertainingly on the National Tem
perance Educational fund.
Mrs. Wiles in closing read a clip
ping asking the president to halt
miniature liquor sales.
A round table discussion followed
which was followed with a great deal
of interest. j
The business session was closed i
with the W. C. T. U. benediction.
Mrs. Hudson served delicious re
freshments at an appropriate hour.
PERU COLLEGE NOTES
Miss Mildred Knoflicek appeared
on the program of the Musical club
of Nebraska City, January 4, 193S.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual stockholders' meeting
of the Manley Grain Co., will be
held Monday, January 17, at 1 p. m.
at the grain office in Manley.
ltw. HARRY HAWS Mgr.
Excellent opening for produce sta
tion Murray. Nebraska. Good proposi
tion for right party. Write Harding
Cream Company, Omaha, Nebraska.
jl3-2tw
WILL HOLD DEBATE
On Monday, January 17, at 8:15
p. m., at the Eagle's hall at the
regular meeting of the Knights of
Columbus there will be a debate be
tween the two Plattsmouth high
school teams. They will debate the
question "Resolved that the several
states should adopt a unicameral sys
tem of legislation."
After the debate there will be an
open forum discussion so that any-
one who has any questions about this
type of government may ask them.
Then there will be an audience de-ja
cision taken on the Question.
The meeting is held not only for
the Knights of Columbus but for all
those interested in this question.
Everyone is in invited.
McFarland
Ruse Wedding
Held Sunday
Popular Young People Quietly Mar
ried at the Presbyterian Manse
Sunday Afternoon.
In a very quiet and impressive
marriage service Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Presbyterian manse.
Miss Isabel Grace McFarland and Mr.
Leroy Ruse were wedded.
The young people were attended
bv Miss Esther Nims. of "Washington,
Kansas, a childhood friend of the !
bride ana .Mr. uronson nmm oi iuit i
city, a close friend of the groom.
The bride was charming in a gown
of green crepe and with accessories
of black.
The wedding occurred on the
thirty-first wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman McFarland,
parents of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruse are starting
housekeeping at once in the Sharp
nack apartments on Sixth street and
where they will be at home to their
friends in the future.
The bride has grown up here in
Plattsmouth, coming here as a child
from Washington, Kansas and re
ceived her education in the local
schools, graduating in the class of
1937. She has been one of the popu
lar members of the younger social
; set of the city.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
'Mrs. G. W. Ruse of Merna, Nebraska,
jand has made his home here in the j
! last few years, being connected with ;
jthe C. A. Ruse Motor Co., and is a
I young man very popular with a large
. circle of friends in the community.
ADULTS VIEW ART EXHIBIT
From Wednesday's Dally
The patrons and patronesses of art
in riattsmouth had an opportunity to
view some of the old masterpieces
in the high school gymnasium last
evening. The music was as follows:
Richard Cole accompanied by Mrs.
Cole sang "Coming Home"; Allen
White, accompanied by Jean Knorr
sang "Song of Song3."
The art program consisted of a lec
ture by Mrs. M. E. Vance from the
University of Nebraska in which she
explained the history and meaning
of the various productions. Besides
the list of patronesses of yesterday,
the following were added to the list:
Alpha C. Peterson, Mrs. Edna Wes
cott, Mrs. L. W. Egenberger, Mrs.
H. L. Kruger.
It is the intention to keep this list
intact and form the nucleau of an
organization of people in the com
munity who are interested in art.
HEARS MOTION TOR NEW TRIAL
Judge W. W. Wilson Monday
heard the argument for a new trial
in the case of Fay McClintock vs.
Michael Hausladen, et al. Thi3 was
suit for damages as the result of an
auto accident and in which the jury
returned a verdict of $2,500 against
each of the defendants.
The argument took up the greater
part of the day and the matter has
been taken under advisement by the
court.
ATTEND CHURCH MEETING
From Monday's Dally
This afternoon Judge A. H. Dux
bury, Rev. J. C. Lowson, E. H. Wes
cott and Don Cramer were at Omaha
where they attended a meeting of the
Federal Council of Churches being
held there.
County Conser
vation Associa
tion Elects
' Edward Steinkamp Again Heads
Group Who Will Serve as Con
servation Committee.
Edward Steinkamp was again
elected county chairman of the Agri-
cultural Conservation Association at
meeting of the precinct chairmen
held at the conservation office at 2t. the Eagles hall. In this case. Bar- ;Jf u'am on tne Douglas county court,
Weeping Water. I ton and Case will uphold the affirma-'thc' flrst eam w inning by the score
Henry Ragoss of Louisville was tive and Wocst and Bestor the nega- j of " to 15 vvhile the Platter Re
elected vice chairman and Melvin i tive, debating the regular question EP"ves annexed their contest 20 to 12.
Todd of Union the third member of jof this Vear, "Resolved, that the sev- j Ra' booster, veteran forward of
the county committee. John B. Kaf -
fenberger of Plattsmouth and Henry
Vogt of Elmwood were elected as
alternates on the county committee, j
I Merritt Pollard of Nehawka will j
.be the 193S treasurer to succeed Evan j
'Armstrong, the 1937 treasurer. D. D. j
i Wainscott was again elected secre- j
tary of the association. I
The board of directors which is
composed of the newly elected pre-
cinct chairmen for the 193S program '
are:
Salt Creek Evan Armstrong. ;
Greenwood. j
Tipton Clyde West. Eagle.
Stove Creek Henry Vogt.
Elm-!
wood.
Elmwood Joe Gustin. Murdock
QTitVi nni Tirtin TUnm Ach-
South Bend .Martin uium, ash
I land
Louisville John Ossenkop, Louis-
i-iiio
Center Edw. bteinKamp, weep-
ing Water.
Weeping Water John Menuenhall,
Weeping Water.
Avoca Merritt Pollard, Nehawka.
Mt. Pleasant 'Henry Ragoss.
Louisville.
Eight Mile Grove John B. Kaffen
berger, Plattsmouth.
Plattsmouth E. H. Spangler,
Plattsmouth.
West Rock Bluff Alfred Ganse-;
mer. Murray. , j
East Rock Bluff Major I. Hall,
Murray.
liberty Melrin Todd. Union.
Nehawka J. Marion Stone, Ne
hawka. ROTARY VIEWS ART WORK
i Sheriff Homer Sylvester and Coun-jReed,
The Rotary club Tuesday had the!ty Attorney J. A. Capwell wrote let-
nleasure of having a very interesting ;
and unusual program given for their jPppear at the hearing,
entertainment at the luncheon at the ptate Probation Officer Mike Kras
Stewart cafe. cher said that if he is deported he
Mrs. Nellie Vance, from the
tension department of the University '
0f Nebraska, who was here to present i
the art exhibit at the high school.
was a guest of the club and brought
tions from the collection and which
was chown for the benefit of the
Rotarians. This art showing was Qny two years ago and drove into
very much enjoyed by the club mem- Kansas. He wrecked it near Troy,
bers. j Kansas. A few minutes after he
Lee Meyers, musical director of the ; abandoned it the car exploded shat
high school, also had the boys and,lerj,, windows within a radius of a
girls vocal groups at the luncheon ! ouarter mile. He said he had been
and who gave a very fine program j l!s'K the dynamite for stump blast
as their part of the entertainment, i ing Mayhugh has served 13 months
,The high school has an unusually fine
group of young vocalists and who
were heard in well chosen selections.
The club had the pleasure of hav
ing a delegation of Rotarians from
Nebraska City here for the meeting.
N. C. Abbott. Henry Catron, B. M.
Spenser, Ben Thornberg and N. A. S.
McLean.
ATTEND MISSIONARY MEETING
From Tuesday's Daily
Mrs. Hallie Perry, Mrs. A. M. j
Boynton, president, Mrs. V. T. Arn,
Mrs. Ted Farmer and Mrs. R. B.
Hayes represented the Plattsmouth
Woman's Home Missionary society at
a group meeting of the society at
Omaha yesterday.
The program of the year was dis-
cussed, how much they had done and
where they should do more. A new
superintendent has been appointed
to take the place of Mis3 Howard.
Until her arrival next week, how
ever, the board has been carrying on
the work.
The meeting was held at the City
Mission, which is located in a district
where there are a great many people
of the relief class, who need aid.
Their children are taken into the
mission and given training that will
help them in later life and help them
jto avoid the gang spirit that lends to
delinquency and crime.
This mission is operated by the
Omaha district of the Woman's Home
Missionary society.
Phone news items to No. 6.
SPLIT DEBATE AT NEER. CITY
Coach Milo Price's Plattsmouth de
baters debated two Nebraska City
teams at Nebraska City last Friday
night. Homer (Jack) Barton andj
Harriett Case won on the affirmative, j
upholding Unicameral legislatures, j
Robert Wcest and John Bestor
lost on the negative. Nebraska City
attorneys served as judges. This
makes three won and one lost to j
Nebraska City this year. j From Wednesday's Daily
The Knights of Columbus will, The Platters annexed another vic
b.ivp an opportunity to hear these ' tor' n their 1137-3S record last
j improving speakers Monday evening
je:al states should adopt the Unlearn -
j VViXi system of legislation."
j .
Cass County
Prisoner Would
be Deported
Omaha Attorney in Plea for Joe Alt
Echaffl Says Man Would Re
turn to Native Land.
LINCOLN, Jan. 12 (UP) Jack
son B. Chase,
Omnln ol tnrnov 1 Ti
, miu utriu iiitf team iu uiie u un
formed the state pardon board today
. " , .,, , ,
. Altschaffl. 30. will be de-
. 1
- . nn.nr if tic f,luq(!arl :
y i lu MJ . - ...v--,
from the state penitentiary where he
is serving a i-year sentence lor
shooting witn intent to Kin.
Altschaffl was only 21 when, witn -
out apparent reason he shot his em-
plover's wife, Mrs. Fritz Siemoneit
on a t ass county rarm near i'Jatis -
mouth. Altschaffl, an immigrant Ger
man farm hand entered the bedroom
where Mr. and Mrs. Siemoneit and
their 11-year-old daughter were
sleeping and started firing. One
, t trnrk Mrs SipITlonf.it in the
a rm.
but if you gentlemen will give me a ;5a,es'
start I will do my part," he told thej Rebate
board. Jacobs,
trc nnnrK(nr rlpmor ev hut ri id not
ex-i.m e put in a xazi work camp for
tuo yf,ars.
Another prisoner to nad clem-
;encv before the board was Corry May-
hugh. 29. of Shubert. who admitted !
sticks of dvnamite and 75 detonator
.. ...uu v titc !
caps l u a car mtii siwr at i.
'0 a 1 to 5 year term. County At
torney J. H. Falloon opposed his re
lease. SAILS FOR EUROPE
Frern Tuesday's Dally
Monsignor George Agius. pastor of
the St. John's church, leaves this
evening on the Burlington zephyr
from Omaha, on the first lap of his
journey back to the old world. Mon-
isignor Agius will sail from New lorK
Saturday on the Comte DeSovie. one
of the finest ships of the Italian line
and expects to reach Naples on Jan-
uary 22.
Monsignor Agius goes to Malta, his
boyhood home and where he will visit
his sister and brother. Father Mar-jtjje
cellus Agius. who has been at Malta j
ifor several years following his illness
In departing "Father Agius" as
he is best known to the hundreds of
friends is extending his greetings
and expects to be back with his par
ishioners and friends again in the
late spring or summer.
The many friends will extend their
best wishes for a safe and pleasant
voyage and a most enjoyable trip In
the land of his youth.
ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT
Herbert Sundstrom, of Platts
mouth, who is an arts and sciences
college senior at the University of
Nebraska, was elected vice-president
of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fra
ternity, at a luncheon meeting held
Thursday, January 6.
Platters Win
Game from the
Valley 'Five'
First Team Scores a 30 to 15 Win
While the Platter Reserves Take
the Juniors 20 to 12.
everiug when they defeated the Val-
;1" matters Jeu is team in scoring
with a total of 15 points, and served
jas the spark plug of the local of
fensive. Rebal and Hayes, who are
usually prolific of several scores, an
jnexed one basket apiece and did not
J get hitting as usual,
j The game opened slow and both
teams were largely on the defensive,
the first four minutes of the struggle
iwas scoreless until the Platters drop
'ped in a basket to start the march to
: victory. The end of the opening
; quarter shewed the Platters leading
!7 to 5.
J In the second stanza of the game
the Platters unloosened their attack
;t.ei wnne mey extnumg tneir leaa
. . .
to 1 1 to i .
WUh th? thlr(J quarter coach
. . . .. . , , ,
i the squad and gave a large group a
!fln, tn C,Q
cnance
;the veterans who had battled so well i
i Jn thg opeRing. half of the game. I
. Th? soQre Qt the clo?e of the hi,.
ft
quarter was 2S to 9 for the Platters.
Miller at guard played an excel-
lent game and served to check the i
attempts of the Valley team to score, i
The box score of the game:
Plattsmonth i
FG FT FF TP
. f 7 1 a 15
0 0 fl 0
f 1113
. f 1 0 1 2
10 0 2
c 0 0 0 0
2 0 14
g 2 0 14
0 0 0 0
14 2 5 30
g
j Miller,
all, g
Technical foul.
FG FT FF TP
0 0 4 0
f 0 0 0 0
3 0 2 6
0 10 1
10 0 2
0 0 2 0
g 0 0 10
3 0 16
0 0 0 0
0 0 10
7 1 11 15
Allen, f.
Kirchman,
Johnson, f
Blake, f .
James,
Anderson,
Samson, g
- ontell e-
Switzer, g
Referee, Weimer.
keeper-, Armstrong.
Omaha; Time
Platssmouth? Scorer, Johnson, Valley.
DIES AT HOSPITAL
From Monday's Daily
The death of Carl John Thystrup,
60, of Union, occurred Saturday eve
ning at the Methodist hospital at
Omaha where he has been for some
time under treatment.
The deceased was a native of Den
mark and has made his home in the
United States for the past twenty
eight years and has been engaged in
his work as a carpenter.
He is survived by the widow, Car
rie, two sons and one brother, the
latter living at Council Bluffs.
Funeral services were held this
! afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Horton
I funeral home and with a large group
0f the old friends attending. The
jiev, w. A. Taylor of Union conducted
services and the body was taken
t0 tbC East Union cemetery where it
was laid to the last rest.
DIES AT OMAHA
From Monday's Dally
Mrs. Maude E. Allbee, 51, of Om
aha, died Saturday evening after an
illness of some duration and which
had given no hope of her recovery
from her malady. She is survived by
her husband, Dr. Earl J. Allbee, one
son, Eugene, her mother, Mrs. Laura
A. Stevens, all of Omaha, and one
brother,. Ernest A. Stevens, Wood
bein, Iowa.
Mrs. Allbee was a sister-in-law of
W. P. Albee of this city.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at the Brailey & Dorrunce
chapel at Omaha and interment at
Hillcrest.
ASKS DEED SET ASIDE
From Monday's Dally
This morning an action entitled
John H. Fowler, trustee vs. Harry
and Thelma Albin, was filed in the
office of the clerk of the district
court. The petition alleges that on
December
1927. the plaintiff re-
covered a judgment in the county
court against Harry Albin for
$971.30, that on November 10, 1937
a judgment for $159 was obtained
in the court of Justice C. L. Graves.
It is further alleged that the de
fendant Harry Albin on November
10, 1937, executed a deed to certain
real estate and bills of sale to per
sonal property to Thelma Albin.
It is asked that the deeds and bills
of sale be set aside.
County Board
Holds Its Annual
Meeting Tuesday
it will give an opportunity for peo-
E. B. Chapman, Chairman of Board, ; pie to study woody plants, such as
Set Estimate of Expense at j trees, and shrubs, and their rela
$176,200 for the Year. itionship to wild flowers, birds and
j erosion.
The Cass county board of county "in that connection," he said, "I
commissioners held ,their annual ,' would like to make the statement
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the j that we are rapidly losing our na
court house and organised for the tive trees and Ehrubs and wild flow
year with E. B. Chapman, Union, :trs due to overraising. Those plants
chairman; G. L. Farley, Plattsmouth, j will not exist under the intense
vice-chairman and H. C. Baekemeyer, methods of agriculture. But I feel
Greenwood, junior member. (the proposed trail, passing through
The board had presented a request a zone where a large number of our
from the Cass County Agricultural trees and shrubs can be studied and
society for an appropriation of $2,000 :
f or lhe operation of the fair and so-,
ciet-v fcr the 'ear- The request was ;
granted and $2,000 appropriated for j
ithe work.
Raymond
J. Larson, of Platts-
moutn' was name as a member of
tne Soldiers Relief commission. j
Dr- J- w- Br,?n(iel of Avoca, wasjer like area of the United States.
named as the county physician for
the ensuing year.
The board then made the estimate ;
of the expense of the county for the
year:
General Fund $ 68,000
Poor Relief 36,000
?rTdgeund(iDCl.U.d-r!!! US"
r.i,; rnc,- r nnn
jsoldier's Relief 1,200! At this meeting Mr. Jenkins pro-
j -proposed that Plattsmouth join up
I $1 4 6,200 with other river towns in encour-
; aging a river drive extending from
j DISTRICT PRESIDENT COMING ;Sioux City through t0 Rulo to ollow
I (the edge of the bluffs all along the
Mrs. Eugene Nutzman, of I river the entire distance for a pleas-
jhawka, twelfth district president f ure drive.
the American Legion Auxiliary has j Mrs. Ruth Fleming, nature special
J accepted the invitation to attend the.ist of the state recreation division
January meeting oi tne riausmouin j g.ave a tak cn the cultivation of the
unit, to be held at the home of Mrs. j natUral resources of flowers and
Raymond Larson, the district vice . birds. She will be here for a few
president, Friday afternoon. January jdays at the service of any individual
21st. A number of Nehawka unit!or organization who is interested in
members will accompany her. jthe nature trail. She hopes to get
Mrs. Nutzman was chairman of; schools and organizations interested
the Auxiliary's department legisla-jin "(he trail so that they will spon
tive committee last year and is fa-jsor it. She will go from here to
miliar with the legislative aims of j Omaha to get ideas from the trail be
the Legion and Auxiliary, especially j ing laid by the NYA in the bird
the Universal Service law now befoTe , sanctuary of Fontenelle forest,
congress. At the meeting she has j Dr. G. H. Gilmore of Murray,
consented to speak on this bill and j president of the Cass County His
will bring the members and invited i torical society, talked on the things
representatives from civic and pa-! of historical interest that are now
triotic women's organizations of the; covered and which could be uncover
city a full and complete understand- ed to the education and interest of
ing of just what this measure pro-j the people on the nature trail,
poses to do to insure continued peace, j A Ereat deal of interest was shown
and how, should war inevitably j at the meeting and it is hoped the
rnmP. its nrovisions will do much to
increase the nation's ability to com
bat the enemy. It is sometimes re
ferred to as the universal conscrip
tion bill, inasmuch as it provides,
among other things, for the conscrip
tion of material resources as well as
manpower in case of war.
This month is devoted to Legisla
tion on the Legion Auxiliary's calen-
dar, and besides her discussion of the i Clerk George R. Sayles and the bond
Universal Service bill, Mrs. Nutzman approved by County Judge A. H. Dux
will touch briefly on other phases of bur and Mr. Baekemeyer was a full
the legislative program supported by j fledged member of the board and
these two organizations the Legion ' ready to join Commissioners Chap-
and the Auxiliary.
Mrs. A. H. Duxbury is chairman
of the Legislative committee of the
local Auxiliary unit.
HERE FROM, MANLEY
From Tuesday's Dally
William Sheehan, Sr., the assessor
of Center precinct as well as all
around good fellow, was in the city
today to attend to some matters at
the court house and was accompanied
by his sons, William, Jr., Joe and
Mike.
'Nature Trail'
Meeting is Held
Here Tuesday
Large Number Attend Interesting
Meeting: Excellent Talks Heard
on Natural Resources.
From Wednesday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon a meeting was
held at the Plattsmouth Recreation
Center for the purpose of promoting
interest in the "Nature Trail," a
project of the recreation service. A
large group of people interested in
flowers, birds and trees attended the
I meeting.
M. B. Jenkins, director of forest
'research at the University of Ne
jbraska Conservation and Survey di
I vision, gave a fine talk on the con
jservation of the financial resources
in connection with the nature trail.
r. Jenkins states that he is very
erested in the nature trail because
the wild flowers growing beneath
growing
them, will cause people to become
conscious of our resources."
Mr. Jenkins said that in the near
IrlHnitv nf Platismnnth tVifre 1 n
much larger variety of species of
woody shrubs and trees and wild
flowers than can be found in any oth-
This gives the opportunity of birds
and wild life.
The Nature Trail. Mr. Jenkias ex-
! plained, is a proposed foot trail along
I which the various trees and shrubs
iwill be worked, giving both the bot-
cnical and common names so that
- b Iamiliar the
names of their native trees.
nature irau project can oe perieciea
in the near future.
COMMISSIONER BACKEMEYER
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning Henry C. Baeke
meyer, newly appointed county com
missioner from the third district, was
here and to take over the office. Mr.
Baekemeyer was sworn in by County
man and Farley in the annual meet
ing which will be held this week.
Mr. Baekemeyer is one of the out
standing residents of this part of
the county and his selection assures
a good business like administration
of the office.
SECURE DIVORCES
District Judge W. W. Wilson on
Monday granted decrees of divorce
to Bessie Weimer from John B. Wei
mer and to Vida S. Martis from Joe
B. Martis.