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:aro:raA?i oTiarsrs 21. 1933. PLATTSMOUTH SEJH - WEEKLY JOUSNAL PAGE THREE Tells of Success ' of River Traffic in Building Industry L. B. McKey of Muscatine, Iowa, Tells of Advantages Transpor tation Has Brought. The advantages of water trans portation to the inland communities to which it is now fast coming, was the theme of a most interesting ad dress of L. R. McKey, of Muscatine, Iowa, well known grain dealer of that port, known as the greatest grain shipping port on the upper Mississippi river, before the Cham ber of commerce. The speaker was presented by At torney A. L. Tidd, of the river im provement committe?, who has been untiring in his efforts to have the fullest use made of the advantages of the river transportation. Mr. McKey in his opening pointed to the fact that river navigation and transportation was a reality and not a dream, that its success or useful ness to the various communitities de pended on the efforts : and Interest I JOURNAL sm SPAN OF A CENTURY The -story of American railroads, greatest in the world, is told in these three pictures released by Consumers Information. At tOD is the famous De Witt Clinton, which operated in New York State inn vmm MiHiUe the 7 6 SAILING AROUND THE WORLD Rockport,. Mass. Sherman Woodfail, 22, (left) and his brother, Etrle, 24, at the wheel of the Vo lita, before they started 33,000-mile voyage around the world. They made their own 35 - foot ketch for the trip. v -J KID SteTER Gloria Blondell, vivacious younger sister of Joan Blondell, who not only looks, but also acts, like her. taken to see that all communities had prepared for the full use of the river. He congratulated the local community on the steps taken by se curing a dock and making investiga tion of the possibilities of the move ment of staple crops and raw ma terial by water as well as rail. Mr. McKey stated that the upper Missouri had been virlted by steam boats in 1S19, earlier than up the Mississippi and that it was now only the matter of talcing advantage of the river and its opportunities to aid transportation. In Muscatine the river transpor tation had grown in a short time, last year not shipping any grain while so far this year there had been frcm 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 bushels of corn shipped from that port and if sufficient barges had been avail able there could have been up to 10,000,000 bushels handled. Govern ment has aided in barge lines, but the speaker visioned tnat this would also in time be a field for private in vestment as on the Ohio river. The completion of the Fort Peck dam, Mr. McKey assured, would mean an established water level in thd Missouri river all of the summer sea son. In comparing rates Mr. McKey ZUth l.enturv LiBiiiea as it appeared in ' t won ( n e hour schedule was inaugurated between New York and Chicago. And below is at modern stream-liner, "of. fering the greatest speed with comfort and safety. .C-sj Mi (1) Soft shades of brown ermine r--x,- 1 y :;.?; ,s V!l; brim, no back at all, and a frothy veil conspire to make her smart hat. (2) It'a the light eolor tone that makes this blue fox wrap so unusual. The spiral sleeves are of the new three-quarters length. . ' ( V DEPICTS FIRST FOOTBALL GAME-N painting of the first game of American intercollegiate football played be tween Rutgers and Princeton in 1869. stated that in shipment of corn the 'water rate to New Orleans was 11c a hundred pounds from Muscatine, while rail rates to Chicago from the same city was 15c a hundred. The Muscatine market had brought patronage from as far as 175 miles to the west and from the northern part cf the state. With four-fifths of the agricultural output of the nation raised in the Mississippi val ley it meant a great deal to see that a cheaper means of distribution was realized and which at ihe same time provided the grower of the crops with a higher price. In discussing upstream transpor tation, the speaker cited gasoline, fuel oil, coal, binding twine, canned goods, all moving In at a lower transportation cost. Grain was handled at a very close margin and the water transportation would make this much cheaper for the shipper and still give an excel lent margin for the handling. At their elevator in Muscatine in the buying season there was from forty to fifty trucks waiting for service in addition to the shipments by rail that came into the por,j for handling on the barges, in the twenty-four hour periods that the elevators oper ated on. PHOTO KING 7 M If x a n GETTING EVEN Santa Monica, Calif. David E. Wisson's life was being made miser able by motorists who have a mania for blow ing their horns. He in vented this tongue sticker - outer to ex press his fullest con tempt for his tormentors. A I 1 - '' V. Mini jlN THE FASHION flatter the wearer of this iacket. Prnw.h.r,d i Ynrir w;n:.m ' 3 The river transportation was here it was ready to give the people all of the advantages of bringing the seaboard to their service and only needed to be taken advantage of. With the co-operation of the rail roads it could be a meins of increas ing their volume of business from the ports on the river to the interior, making it possible for the shippers to purchase in the port many things to be taken back as a return load and saving money and giving a fair profit to to all. Mr. McKey visioned the movement west of the great industries to the smaller places and in the great west ern country where both rail and water facilities and better working conditions beckoned. There were several guests present for the luncheon, among these being W. G. Uoedeker or Murray; II. II. Ragcss, Cedar Creek; Wayne Choate, editor of the Glenwood Opinion- Tribune; Dr. Ilolling'jhead, president of the Glenwood Chamber of Com merce; D. R. Thornton, head of the U. S. Engineers office and D. O. Aller of Omaha. Rubber Stamps, prompt deliv ery, lowest prices. All sizes at the Journal office. FLASHE FOR A DAY King Turkey, who reign supreme on Thanksgiving Day.' FOR SOUTHERN CLIMES (1) A ireen sharkskin SUlt WIKlt CHipci hat with green raneta beach sandals. (2) A turquoise snarK skin beach bathing ensemble with yellow raff eta -. sandals and multi-colored green straw hat. r ft - m -a . ONE OF FOUR MURALS, among the largest paintings ever made, to be hung in the Petroleum Industry Exhibition Building at the New York World's Fair. The theme of the four huge canvases, now being executed by the artist, William Tefft Schwarz, are Production (portrayed in the scene above), Transportation, Research and Refining. The paintings measure 39 by 48 feet each, covering a total area of almost 7,500 square feet. l - V..- IN BASEBALL LIMELIGHT Stanley Raymond (Bucky) Harris (right), Washington's "boy wonder" of 14 years ago, as he signed his 1939 eon- 3t tract to manage the Washington Senators baseball it i'- Griffith, president, of the team. 1 ml if 0 A oi ine ou jouis crowns mound stall, who believes in keeping busy during the off-season. High School Concert Draws Large Crowd Participated in by Students of Mu sical Department Under Direc tion of David Fowler. ' From Saturday's Daily There was a large crowd present last night to enjoy the annual fall concert of the musis department of the Plattsmouth high school. The concert was presented in the high school auditorium and consisted of vocal and instrumental groups clev erly arranged in a very entertaining program. A very impressive processional opened the program with the full ensemble singing "God of Our Fath ers," by Warren. This was follow ed by three very much enjoyed num bers by the a cappella choir, "Cheriu bium Song" (No. 7), Bortiansky; "Vale of Tuonl." Sibelius and "Czechoslovakian Dance Song." The boys glee club was then heard in Barcarolle from "The Tales of Hoff man" by Offenbach, followed by the swim c I il u 1 11 wiaiu, iu . ribbons and thick.soied red r v 4 team. With hi m is Clark (Inset) Russell Van Atta, girls' sextette singing "Die Nacht" by Listz. The first Instrumental group, a trumpet sextette, was heard in an artistic rendition of "Lassie O' Mine" by Walt. The girls' sex tette sang "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" by Herbert, after which the girls' vocal ensemble sang "One Fleeting Hour," Furhmann iLee. "Allah's Holiday" oy Friml was given by another girls sextette after which the brass ensemble presented two, numbers very n.uch enjoyed, "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" by Root, "All Through the Night." The girls' glee club was fine in "The Kerry Dance" by Molloy after which the a cappella choir sans two numbers, "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" by Mellish and "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" a Cerman melody. The program was closed with "Now the Day is Over," by Barnby, beautifully given by "the full en semble. The program was a great success and was fuily enjoyed by each person present. Every student participating was fine and the pro gram showed much talent and work. Especially fine was the a cappella choir, made up of some 75 boys and girls of the high school. This Is a new venture in the Blattsmouth schools and was proved a very suc cessful addition to the music depart ment. David Fowler, director of music, had charge of the program, and its success is a fine testimonial of his excellent workl BED CE0SS CONTRIBUTIONS The Red Cross campaign Is now at its height and the responses are being listed by Elmer Sundstrom, chairman of the Plattsmouth chapter of the organization. The following is i partial list of those who have contributed to the membership of the society and whose dollar will go to the good work of the organization: Michael Hild Dora Frlcke Vera Leonard Mrs. J. A. Donelan H. A. Schneider Mrs. H. A. Schneider Frank A. Cloidt Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt Edna Warren Mildred Cacy Thorton Baker Mrs. C. J. Schneider C. J. Schneider Arthur Warga Scarl S. Davis E. A. Lorenz Elmer II. Sundstrom " Mrs. Henry Starkjohn Mrs. Frank Barkus L. O. Minor J. W. Crabill Anton Bajeck Charles Bestor Frank Bestor E. G. Ofe Carl Ofe William H. Ofe George Blotzer Clara Schalenburg Marion Meisinger George Con is I. T. Callister James Mauzy J. C. Petersen. Jr. Otto Pitz Kroehler Hardware Nellie Shea G. G. Griffin Carl Ohschlager Gamble Store Mrs. Veronica Fornoff Ida Waters EE. 0. SANDIN HOME Dr. O. Sandin, well known veter inarian and chief of the fire' depart ment, 13 back home from a stay of several weeks at an Omaha hospital where he was operated on. Dr. San- j din is still feeling the effects of his : illness but is hoping to soon be able to resume his usual activities. Want ads are read and almost invariably net results. " c BD Y. RIGHT UJI Customer confidence is a wonderful thing and this confidence is making Everite Quality Feeds the most talked of Feeds in this part of the State. Ask the man who is feeding them! Get in on the high prices now being paid for eggs by feeding Everite Cod Liver Laying Mash or feed Everite 40 Concentrate with your own farm grains. Either one will be a money maker for you. Each one is 100 true to tested formulas the same as the rest of the Everite Line. Everite Quality Feeds are manufactured for all Live Stock and Poultry, which includes an all purpose mineral. It Pays to be Right with Everite SHAHOLEU-HELr. r.iiLLina GO. 5024 South 26th Street, Omaha Feed Exchange, 5104 South 24th St, South Omaha Plattsmouth Feed Center, 3rd and Vine, Plattsmouth Reports of Past Year's Work at Co. Convention Five of Six County legion Posts are Eeprespnted at Weeping Water Thursday Evening Plattsmouth Legionnaires are get ting "fed up" on county conventions after having attended three within a period of five days. Createst attendance from here was on Thursday night at the Cass coun ty meeting at Weeping Water, when nine were present. Monday night five went to Seward and last night four were at the Otoe county meet ing at Nebraska City. Cass County Posts Active Five of Cass county's six posts had representatives at Weeping Wat er, Louisville being the only town not represented. Two department officers, R. C. Patterson, adjutant, and Henry Kriz, fervice officer, attended the Weeping Water session, while District Com mander Fred Llebers, of Bennet. has been present at all three of the district meetings. Sterling Amick, Cass county com mander, presided over the meeting at Weeping Water. Each of the five units present responded with reports, on such important matters as Amer icanism and Community Service work. Arbor, Memorial and Armistice day observance, graves registration, disaster relief, post histories, post colors, firing squads. Auxiliaries, em ployment aid, service work, rehabili tation, child welfare, etc. Particularly interesting was the fact that five of the six posts had boys at the Boys State at the Univer sity of Nebraska last June: four of the posts have sponsored entrants in the Young Citizens contest; several have Boy Scout troop3. Junior drum c:rps or Junior baseball teams all fitting In very nicely with the na tional organization's youth movement program. All county post3 observed Memor ial day, but none carried out Arbor day activities this year. Several held some observance of Armistice day, with special programs or speakers in the schools, or both. Disaster relief organization, one of the phases of the Legion program, is woefully lacking in this county, with none of the posts perfecting the mobolization plan recommended. Amick is Re-Elected In the election of officers. Ster ling Amick was re-elected county commander for a second year, while Joe Zastera of Louisville was named as vice commander. MANY ATTEND SALE Fiom Saturday's Daily There was a very large number of the residents of Alvo here today to attend the sheriff's sale of tax fore closure property in an action in which the village of Alvo was the plaintiff. Among those here were: John B. Elliott. Jr.. C. S. Boyles, Alvo bank er. Art Dinges, Roy Coalman, Dan Reuter, Roy Stewart, Frank Edwards, Harry Weichel, Ray Thompson. LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS WE clean Seed for nominal charge, and are buyers of seeds of all kinds. Edward Bartling Seed Co.. Ne braska City. Nebr. n21, 2S. d5 sw mm TE3 EUE 76