tfebr. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. LTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1938.
NO. 55
Cass County
4-H Clubbers
Have Fine Time
Report of Outing of Cluo Members
and Leaders at Camp Erewster
the Past Week, Given.
Thirty-nine 4-H club members and
leaders from Cass county, together
with some eighty Douglas and Sarpy
county members enjoyed a four-day
outing at Camp Brewster the past
week.
Class periods includ' nature
study, music, recreational tourna
ments and handicraft. Much en
thusiasm was displayed over the na
ture study exhibits and the handi
craft which consisted in the making
of autograph albums with cork
covers.
Special features included an in
spirational talk by E. M. Kendall
from the Hanscom Park church, on
Sunday evening, and a puppet show
sponsored by the Omaha Junior
Chamber of Commerce on Monday
evening.
The Tuesday evening program,
which was a climax of the music
study included a health pageant of
shadow pictures with music, tap
dancing, danco drills and instru
mental numbers. An outstanding
number of this program was present
ed by Miss Chiyoko Ohato, office as
sistant at the camp. Miss Ohato, a
Japanese girl from Hawaii came to
Ohio just last fall to attend college
and is spending her vacation in the
employ of the Y. W. C. A. She gave
a most interesting talk on Hawaii
and its customs.
The closing exercise on Wednesday
included special recognition for win
ners of tournaments and other ac
tivities. Cass county 4-H'ers carried
off eight of the twenty awards made.
Boys Handicraft, 1st place, Dick
Todd. Murray.
Girls Ping Pong Tournament, 1st,
Ruth Westover, Plattsmouth.
Highest number of points by fair
swimmers: Neil Fitzpatrick, 1st;
Jack Herman, 2nd; Jack Munkres,
3rd: George Olive, 4th.
Highest number of points by swim
mers: Reginald Jorgensen, 1st; Ruth
Westover, 2nd; Billy Sylvester, 3rd.
WOMEN STAGE BATTLE
We do not know whether it was
Shakespeare cr Charlie McCarthy
that remarked "hell hath no fury like
a woman scorned," but one of our
local tavern keepers says thi3 is put
ting it mildly.
Late Friday afternoon a trio, one
man and two women, entered the
tavern and very quietly seated them
selves in a booth and ordered two
beers while the man took a bottle.
Hardl., had tfe-s tavern keeper placed
the drinks on the table and reached
the bar when one of the women
reached across the table and grabbed
the permanent wave of her rival,
holding a firm grasp and then pro
ceeded to smash the beer glass on
the forehead of the other woman.
The woman attacked was badly cut
and it was necessary to have her
taken to the office of a physician to
have her injuries dressed.
The matter was reported to the
authorities but on the insistence of
the three parties that no prosecution
be made, tney were released ana spea
back to Omaha.
LEAVING FOR VACATION
i From Saturday's Dally
Joseph F. Hadraba, the druggist,
lis to leave Sunday for a vacation
;trip to the south where he will visit
his sons, Robert and Edward, both
of whom are located at Sherman,
Texas. After a visit with the sons,
he is going to Corpus Christi and
;San Antonio for a short sightseeing
trip and then on along the Gulf coast
, to Houston and Galveston. The out
Jng will give him the opportunity of
eeeing a great deal of the great south
ern state from the mid-west section
to the coast.
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1 LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA
From Friday's Daily
Laet evening Mrs. A. O. Moore
and daughter, Miss Joan, departed
jtor California where they will enjoy
an extended visit. They will spend
some time at Los Angeles and other
joints in southern California and
take in the points of interest in
that part of the west.
START CANVASS OF VOTE
From Friday's Dally
This morning those two veteran
vote counters, James Hall and Wal
ter Propst, started in the official
count of the vote cast at the primary
tlection on Tuesday. The count will
require several days as it is neces
sary to check the tally sheets from
each precinct and also record the
names that may have been written
In,
There were printed names on the
ballot for democratic delegates to the
county convention but the republican
delegates were all written in and will
require a great deal of time to get
listed.
Results of the
Unicameral Vote
in This District
Metzger Leads Field With Large Vote
in Both Counties Fred Car
sten Is Also Nominee.
The result of the unicameral race
in the third district. Cass and Sarpy
counties, has shown an interesting
battle in the field of five candidates.
W. A. Metzger of Cedar Creek, proved
the high man on the ticket and Fred
Carsten, of Avoca, present incum
bent, was the runner up.
The vote was as follows:
Cass Sarpy Total
Metzger 1.0S0 926 2,006
Carsten 1.277 546 1,823
Bloom 802 616 1,418
Lillie 707 265 972
Long 692 180 872
KING K0RN FLOAT
Old King Korn is to have a pri
vate float all his own. By action of
the Ad club and Korn Klub cooper
ating, a special King Korn float has
been In process of manufacture at
the J. W. Alwin shop under the deft
hand of a wizard mechanic, Walter
Davis. This float is not of the
ordinary kind of skeleton wood and
flimsy paper but a streamlined per
manent float that will withstand the
rigors of weather and time. It is 18
feet long and about 7 feet wide,
painted in natural corn colors with
raised letter in green reading 7th
Annual Kas3 Kounty King Korn Kar
nival. Plattsmouth. Neb., Sept.
21-24." The 7 and the dates can be
easily changed to corerspond to the
year. These letters were designed
and cut out by Roy Holly. In the
center of this imposing streamlined
body stands Old King Korn himself,
8 feet high with a crown upon his
head. On the front of this float ap
pears a large white replica of Ne
braska The White Spot. Four large
American flags float to the breeze
two in front and two in back. A
delicate 15 inch fringe of green runs
around the 50-foot border at the bot
tom.
This float will be ready to make
the journey to any of the cities with
in a radius of 60 miles of Platts
mouth to enter parades or pageants
they may be having. In exchange for
this visit we will expect visiting
floats for our parade. Of course Old
King Korn and his float will appear
in all our parades here. The finishing
touches will be given to this float
within the next few days when it
will be ready to go on the mission
of good will to neighboring cities.
RETURN FROM MINNESOTA
Mr. and Mrs. John Alwin and
daughter, Wllma Pickard, who have
been enjoying an outing in the Min
nesota lake country, have returned
home. They had a very delightful
time in the pleasant climate and in
the fishing which was very abundant.
George Perry and Dean Snyder,
who were with the party at the lakes,
remained for a longer visit and fish
ing trip.
RECOVERING NICELY
From Saturday's Darty
Mrs. Fred Haffke has received word
from Calusa, California, giving the
pleasant news that her daughter.
Mrs. Charles Cooper, is recovering
nicely from a recent operation. She
has greatly appreciated cards and
letters from the old friends in Platts
mouth and which has made her ill
ness more pleasant. Mrs. Edward
Schmader, of Louisville, a sister, is in
California and looking after her care.
WPA and PWA
are Separate and
Distinct Agencies
One Hires Men while Other Con
tributes Part of Cost of Con
tracts for Pub. Works
Much confusion seems to exist in
the minds of some as to WPA and
PWA, and for that reason the Jour
nal sets forth below the differences
between the two. as well as cites
some of the work projects that have
bjeen carried out by each.
WPA is the more common pro
gram and the only one utilized in
Plattsmouth to date. Under regula
tions now in effect, the government
will pay the cost of relief labor used
on work undertaken, together with
a part or all of the cost of supervis
ion and some ($7 maximum for each
man month of labor set up in a pro
ject) of the cost of materials. Some
examples of WPA work here include
Sixth street, paving, Wintersteen
hill rock surfacing, Missouri river
dock and warehouse, and the Lin
coln avenue rock surfacing job now
ueanng completion, aisu iue new t
tool house at the cemetery, construc
tion of which was started this week.
PWA, on the other hand, provides
for the outright gift of 45 per cent
of the cost of approved public work
auditoriums, school buildings, and
street surfacing, sewer extension,
etc., etc. Sponsoring governmental
subdivisions must supply the balance
of the cost. How they raise it is of
no concern to the government. Any
sizeable amount, would, naturally re
quire a bond issue. For some types
of work the government will loan
the 55 per cent in addition to giving
outright its 4 5 per cent of the cost.
The government's rate of interest on
such loans, backed by negotiable
funding bonds, is 4 per cent, but the
City of Plattsmouth demonstrated in
its recent refunding an ability to
borrow money at 3 per cent, repay
able in ten years or less. The long
time bond would naturally draw a
higher rate, probably about the same
as the government's 4 per cent on
the loans it offers for a maximum of
fifty years.
After a project has been approved
and finances made available to pay
for it, contract is let for the job to
the lowest bidder. From then on the
work progresses in exactly the same
manner as if contracted for by a city
or school district without govern
ment aid. Examples of this type of
work in Cass county include water
works at Nehawka, Murdock, Alvo
and other towns, a school addition at
Greenwood and another about to be
started at Weeping Water.
HERE FROM ARKANSAS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warner of
Palmyra, Arkansas, are here for a
visit at the home of Mrs. C. H.
Warner and with the other members
of the family through the county.
Mr. Warner 13 a son of the late Rev.
George Warner and a nephew of the
late C. H. Warner.
Thursday evening the members of
the family here and the Arkansas
visitors joined the others of the fam
ily circle at a lovely dinner party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E.
Howard.
VISIT OLD FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Tungate and
Harry and Gertrude McCarvel, of
Omaha, were in the city Thursday
to spend a few hours calling on the
old time friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Tungate. They called at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McMaken to
see Mr. McMaken, who has been 111
for some time and who was a long
time friend of the visitors. While
here they also called on a number
of the other friends. They were
guests of Miss Genevieve Whelan, a
former neighbor.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The ladies aid society of the Chris
tian church are sponsoring an Ice
cream social at the church on Wed
nesday, August 17th, afternoon and
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WILL VISIT ON WEST COAST
From Thursday' Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lillie are de
parting on Sunday for Los Angeles
where they expect to visit for a
short time with friends and enjoy a
sightseeing trip along the coast and
which will include a trip to Cataliua
island.
They will be joined at Los Angeles
by their son, Harvey Eggeling, who
is in the navy and who i3 to have a
furlough of several weeks, enjoying
the time with the parents in Cali
fornia and later accompanying them
back home for a visit here with old
friend3.
Mail Vote Adds
to Lead of Wurl
for County Clerk
Now Has Margin of Eleven Over
Charles Howard in Closest
Race cf Campaign.
From Friday' Dally
The canvassing board for the pri
mary election of 1938 met this morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the office of
County Clerk George K. Sayles to
'start in on their work.
Owing to the intense interest
shown in the outcome of the very
close race for county clerk nom
ination on the democratic ticket, the
absent and sick voters ballots were
opened and read and checked to show
the result.
The mail ballots added to the lead
of Bernard G. Wurl over Charles E.
Howard, as Wurl received seven and
Howard one in the vote. This added
to the -five margin already held by
Wurl, gave him a lead of 11 votes.
The total unofficial vote with the
mail vote added is Wurl, 1,257; How
ard, 1.24G.
The entire vote.wi'l. be checked
from the tally sheets later and other
changes might be found, however.
ATTEND CONSERVATION CAMP
Cass County is represented at the
fourth annual statewide 4-H Con
servation Camp at Seward this" week
by Irene and Dorothy Tyson and Oren
Raymond Pollard of Nehawka. Near
ly 200 boys and girls and local lead
ers are in attendance.
During the four-day camp, which
closes Friday, the 4-H club people
are studying1 all phases of conser
vation of natural resources. Tuesday,
they concentrated their attention on
birds. Wednesday was given over tc
plant and tree day. "An hour with
nature" in the early morning1 was one
feature of the day's program.
On Thursday, the campers observed
animal day by making a trip to Lin
coln to look over the park system
there. They visited Pioneer and Ant
elope Parks and the Uni-ersity of
Nebraska museum. The closing day
of the camp found the 4-H club
members studying fish. ' The day's
program opens with a fishing contest
in the morning. One of the features
of the activities is to be the inspection
of the fish exhibit supplied by the
State Game, Forestration and Parks
Commission.
The encampment is directed by the
agriculture, college extension service
with the following organizations co
operating: U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, Nebraska State Game, For
State Medical Association, Lincoln
Park Department, the University of
Nebraska museum and ethers.
Forty club members and ten local
leaders went to the camp as guests
of .Charles L. Horn, a Minneapolis
conservationist and friend of 4-H
clubs. Two of our Cass County club
members, Irene Tyson and Oren Ray
mond Pollard were fortunate enough
to be included in this group.. They
won prize trips for the outstanding
conservation work.
CORN PACKING ON
The sweet corn pack at the Nor
folk Packing Co. war, started this
week and while there has been only
a small amount of the early corn
received it has served to keep mem
bers of the force busy. The main
crop is expected later In the later
corn which should give an excellent
yield this year if the present condi
tions continue.
The plant also has been handling
the tomato pack thift year.
Dr. and Mrs.
H. G. McClusky
Have Fine Trip
Journey to the West Coast and Find
Many Interesting Spots on
Motor Tour.
j Dr. and Mrs. II. G. McClusky re
turned last night from their month's
vacation which was spent largely on
the Pacific coast. They traveled over
G,500 miles ranging from the dry heat
of the Yuma Desert to the rain and
hail of the Berthoude Pass of Colo.
Their journey took them through
the Rock Mountain national park of
Colorado, the Grand Canyon, the Yose
mite and Squoia Forests and the
beautiful Lake Tahoe Park.
They found manv interesting things
along the way. Crossing the Navajo
Indian Reservation brought them to
several of the church mission centers.
They enjoyed the colorful Painted
Desert, Meteor Crater, the Petrified
Forests and the quaint hogans and
adobe huts of the Indians.
An unusual pleasure was theirs
while visiting their foster daughter
Mrs. R. E. Butler at San Diego, that
of fishing from a boat in the Ocean
Bay. Luck attended this expedition
as they went home with eight size
able fish.
Surf Bathing, a visit to the battle
ship "NevJaiVi;1, and evening spent
in the Griffith Park Observatory, an
evening attending the Catholic Circle
Theatre at Hollywood where "Marie
Antonette" is having its primier show
ing, the Rose Bowl of Pasadena, and
watching the polishing of the Palomar
Mirrow which is being prepared for
the largest telescope in the world were
among the many pleasures afforded
them while stopping with Los Ang
eles relatives.
At San Francisco they were thrilled
by driving over the Oakland and
Golden Gate bridges, the largest of
the world. They were nicely enter
tained by a sister Miss Fr'ieclda
Hughes in the Presbyterian Rescue
Mission Home for Chinese girls of
which Miss Hughes has been the sup
erintendent for the past year. While
driving through the congested center
of the Embarkadaro of San Fran
cisco they were suprised when Robert j
Harris of this city jumped on the
running board of the car to greet
some folks from his own home town.
He is a sailor on the batleship "Ten
nessee". He says to say "hello" to the
folks at home.
After such a trip of travel it is
with considerable relief that one drops
back to the old home where quiet,
freedom and friends await you and
you know the truth anew of the old
song, "Home Sweet Home."
NIFTY NEEDLE MAIDS
The Nifty Needle Maids club met
at the home of Katherine Urish with
our leaders. Our leader, Mrs. Engel
kemeier handed out slips of paper
with questions to each girl and they
were to answer tnem. we aeciaeu
when to have our achievement day
and what to serve. Our assistant lead
er. Mrs. Linder, helped Osa Marie Bo-
deker with 'the cutting out of her
dress. After adjournment delicious
refreshments were served by the hos
tess. NEWS REPORTER.
WISCONSIN VISITORS LEAVE
Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Aiken of
Milwaukee, who have been house
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Warga.
at their country home south of this
city, departed today for Sioux Falls,
South Dakota. Mr. Aiken is an uncle
of Mrs. Warga and he is the purchas
ing agent of the Badger Paint and
Hardware Stores, Inc.. of Milwaukee.
They will visit for a time with the
Taplett family in South Dakota be
fore going on to Milwaukee.
HERE FROM IOWA
From Friday's Dally
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Kieck of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, arrived here last
night to visit with Mrs. Lora Kieck
and at Springfield with the mother
and brother of Dr. Kieck. They
brought with them Marylin and Billy
Kieck" who have been spending the
week at Cedar Rapids. They will all
visit at the Springfield picnic this
afternoon and Saturday.
HAS INTERESTING TRIP
William Davis, one of the resi
dents of the Nebraska Masonic Home,
has Just received a very interesting
letter from a niece, Mrs. Minnie
Jones, Piedmont. S. D., who has
been traveling through the Black
Hills country. She reports the coun
try as very attractive but the weath
er extremely dry and corn suffering
from the heat. She writes that the
grasshoppers are very bad and have
done much damage to the small grain,
alfalfa and the gardens. There is a
great deal of cattle raised in that
section and which has suffered from
the epidemic of sleeping sickness.
Pioneer Ne
braskan Dies at
Masonic Home
John F. Twamley, of Omaha, Passes
Away Had Aided in Building
of Union Pacific.
John F. Twamley, 89, who has
since May 2, 1935, made his home
at the Nebraska Masonic Home here,
died Thursday after an illness of
long duration.
Mr. Twamley was ?. pioneer resi
dent of Nebraska and was born on
December 25, 184S at Dexter, Mich
igan, coming west in his youth and
was actively engaged in the construc
tion of the Union Pacific railroad.
he being present at Promontory,
Utah, when the line that linked the
Union and Western Pacific was com
pleted. Mr. Twamley was made a Mason
in the Fremont lodge in 1875 and
later on moving to Omaha he trans
ferred to St. Johus lodge No. 25, in
18S9, receiving in June 1937 the
Johdan medal in recognition of his
being the oldest master Mason in
St. John's lodge..
In 1935 Mrs. Twamley passed
away.
There is surviving a son, E. C.
Twamley of Omaha and a daughter.
Mrs. Ray C. Helm, Duluth, Minne
sota.
The body wa3 taken to Omaha
Thursday and services will probably
be held Saturday at the Glendale mor
tuary. Burial will be at Fremont.
AN APPRECIATION
With the deepest gratitude I wish
to thank the voters of Cass county
for the splendid support given me
at the primary. I shall hope to merit
this expression of confidence and
trust that these loyal friends will
lend their part in the forthcoming
election in November. It will be
my greatest ambition to demonstrate
a real appreciation in the conduct of
the office of sheriff.
HOMER SYLVESTER.
BURLINGTON VISITORS HERE
From Saturday's Dally
Mrs. W. F. Huneke and children,
Clyde and Evelyn, of Burlington,
Iowa, arrived this morning to be
guests here at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Helnrich. They will also
visit the many old friends in this
city where they made their home for
a number of years.
TO VOTERS OF CASS
AND SARPY COUNTIES
I gratefully wish to thank you for
the fine vote given me at the primary
on August 9th. If elected I shall
strive to give my fullest attention
to the needs of the people of the
third legislative district.
WILLIAM A. METZGER.
WILL VISIT IN COLORADO
Mis3 Amelia Friedrlch departed
Friday on the Burlington Zephyr for
Denver where she will spend a few
days and will then go to Central
City, Colorado, where she will be a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott,
Jr., and family.
AN APPRECIATION
I wish to extend to my friends over
Cass county, a most grateful ac
knowledgement of their fine support
given me at the primary election. I
assure you that it will be my greatest
ambition to merit this support In the
future.
BERNARD G. WURL.
Death of an
Old Time Resi
dent of City
Miss Josephine Clifford Dies After
Several Years as an Invalid
Following Accident.
Wednesday afternoon Afiss Jose
phine Clifford, 66, a resident of
Plattsmouth for the greater part of
her lifetime, passed away after sev
eral years as an invalid.
Miss Clifford was a daughter of
the late Judge and Mr6. Stephen
Clifford and was born at Pekin. Illi
nois, later coming west with her par
ents who settled here and made their
home until their deaths a great many
years ago.
Miss Clifford was for a great many
years employed at the Kilpatrlck
store at Omaha and had a large circle
of friends In that city as well as
here. Since her retirement from ac
tive service at the store she return
ed to this city to make her home at
the family residence on North Eighth
street. After the death of her
brother, Theodore Clifford she con
tinued to live at home until three
years ago when she fell and sus
tained a hip fracture and which had
rendered her helpless since that time.
The deceased lady is survived by
one brother. Thomas Clifford, of Los
Angeles, who arrived here recently
to be with the sister in her last days.
The rosary will be recited this eve
ning at S o'clock at the Streight fun
eral home.
FUNERAL OF MISS CLIFFORD
The funeral of Miss Josephine
Clifford was held Friday at the St.
John's church where for many years
she has-been a communicant. There
was a very large number of the old
friends present to pay their last tri
butes to the memory of the departed.
Rev. Robert Salmon, acting pastor
of the church, celebrated the re
quiem mass.
Following the services at the
church the body was borne to the
Catholic cemetery where the inter
ment was made beside the others of
the family circle who have preceded
her in death. The pall bearers were
old family friends, E. H. Schulhof,
F. I. Rea, L. D. Hiatt, Louis Reln
ackle, John J. Cloidt and John Berg
mann. WOULD REBUILD SCHOOLS
AS WPA WORK PROJECT
The Nebraska City board of edu
cation decided Monday night to make
application to WPA for $24,000 to
rebuild two grade school buildings.
President Lloyd E. Peterson ad
vised the board he believed salvage
from the present buildings will al
most provide the district's portion of
the cost.
GO TO KANSAS CITY
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mason and son,
Clarence, who have been visiting
Iiere for a short time with their rel
atives and friends, returned Friday
to their hom In Kansas City. They
were accompanied by their mothers.
Mrs. J. C. Bridgewater and Mrs.
Mahhie Mason, who will spend a few
days In the Missouri city.
TO THE VOTERS
I wish to express my deepest ap
preciation to my friends for their
very fine support given me In the
primary election, Tuesday, August
9th. The memory of your thought
fulness will always be remembered.
CHARLES E. HOWARD.
TO ENJOY A VACATION
From Saturday's Dsfly
Robert Rummel Is starting Sunday
on a vacation trip to the west part of
the state and will be a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mr. J. M. Hayes
and family at Lexington. On his
return he iwll be accompanied by
Miss Margaret Hayes.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere ap
preciation and thanks to the people
of CaBs county for their generous
support in the primaries August 9.
MRS. MARGARET BRENDEL.